Description
Valve Source allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /tmp/hl2_relaunch file, which is later executed in the context of a different user account.
Published: 2020-04-27
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4557 Valve Source allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /tmp/hl2_relaunch file, which is later executed in the context of a different user account.
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Valvesoftware Source
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:48:58.304Z

Reserved: 2020-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-12242

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-27T15:15:12.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59:21.927

Link: CVE-2020-12242

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