CVE-2015-2285 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in the Upstart session directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2285?
CVE-2015-2285 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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/.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2285?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ubuntu Upstart, Ubuntu Vivid.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-2285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc9j-x2cv-2xw3.