CVE-2015-2285

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-19

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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