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USN-1938-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-1938-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/25/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

A certain Ubuntu build procedure for perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel packages in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 12.10, 13.04, and 13.10, sets the HOME environment variable to the ~buildd directory and consequently reads the system configuration file from the ~buildd directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over the buildd account.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-8-0-30-generic

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