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/.
Exploits (1)
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0067
EPSS Percentile
71.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-19
Status
published
Products (2)
ubuntu/upstart
< 1.13.2-0ubuntu7
ubuntu/vivid
15.04
Published
Mar 12, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026