CVE-2015-2831

Publication date 14 April 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

Buffer overflow in das_watchdog 0.9.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a large string in the XAUTHORITY environment variable.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
das-watchdog 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.9.0-2+deb6u1build0.12.04.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
das-watchdog

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