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GHSA-XC9J-X2CV-2XW3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:14 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:46

Details

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/.

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  "published": "2022-05-17T04:14:52Z",
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CVE-2015-2285 (GCVE-0-2015-2285)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-03-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:33

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

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	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7	mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
	http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogro…	x_refsource_MISC
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubunt…	x_refsource_MISC

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-XC9J-X2CV-2XW3

CVE-2015-2285 (GCVE-0-2015-2285)

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