Ubuntu Vivid Local Privilege Vulnerability

Ubuntu is a desktop-oriented GNU/Linux operating system developed by Canonical and the Ubuntu Foundation.Vivid is a development code name for Ubuntu. A local exploit exists in Ubuntu Vivid. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges...

Apport 2.19 (Ubuntu 15.04) - Local Privilege Escalation

Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/ Problem description: On Ubuntu Vivid Linux distribution apport is used for automated sending of client program crash dumps but also of kernel crash dumps. For kernel crashes, upstart or SysV init invokes...

Ubuntu Apport - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/ApportKernelCrashdumpFileAccessVulnerabilities/ Problem description: On Ubuntu Vivid Linux distribution apport is used for automated sending of client program crash dumps but also of kernel crash...

Ubuntu Vivid logrotation script local elevation of privilege vulnerability

Ubuntu Vivid is a linux-based distribution. A security vulnerability in the logrotation script /etc/cron.daily/upstart in Ubuntu Vivid Ubuntu Upstart allows local attackers to execute commands with elevated privileges...

Ubuntu Vivid Logrotation Script Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Ubuntu is a desktop-oriented GNU/Linux operating system developed by Canonical and the Ubuntu Foundation.Vivid is a development code name for Ubuntu. Ubuntu Vivid suffers from a local exploit. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileg...