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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2013-09-25T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:49:20.427Z

Reserved: 2013-01-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-25T10:31:26.817

Modified: 2013-10-02T04:23:42.707

Link: CVE-2013-1060

cve-icon Redhat

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