cve-2015-2234
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-05-12 19:00
Modified
2024-08-06 05:10
Severity ?
Summary
Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id/1032268
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilegeVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilegeVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634
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