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CVE-2015-2285

CVE-2015-2285

EPSS 1.0%
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/.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 2
cve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlunverifiedexploitdbwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/41765unverified
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References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/