CVE-2013-1060

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1206200
• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031248.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1
• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031249.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
• http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1060.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1

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