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CVE-2015-2285

The logrotation script (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) in the Ubuntu Upstart package before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, as used in Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.

Published

2015-03-12T14:59:07.027

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-19

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ubuntu	upstart	≤ 1.13.2-0ubuntu7	Yes
Application	ubuntu	vivid	15.04	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/ Exploit ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)