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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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

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-09-25T10:31:26.817
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-1060

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