Description
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.
Published: 2013-09-25
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1100 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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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

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

Reserved: 2013-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1060

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Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1060

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