VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-2285

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-03-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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/.

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