Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Debian ACPI Support Package
CVE-2014-0484

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Canonical
Status
Acpi-support
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 September 2014

Summary

The acpi-support package in Debian prior to version 0.140-5+deb7u3 contains a flaw that allows local users to escalate privileges. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of the user's environment, potentially enabling a malicious user to exploit this weakness and gain unauthorized access to higher-level system functionalities.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3020
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/61084
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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