CVE-2015-2285
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-19
Data Handling
Publication date:
12/03/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
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/.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:upstart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.13.2-0ubuntu7 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:vivid:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685