Race Condition in Power Policy Functions Affects ACPI Support by Canonical
CVE-2014-1419

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Canonical
Status
Acpi-support
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 July 2014

Summary

A race condition exists in the power policy functions of the ACPI support package provided by Canonical, specifically within the policy-funcs module. This vulnerability allows local users to exploit unspecified vectors to elevate their privileges, potentially compromising the system's security and integrity. Users are urged to update their software to mitigate potential risks associated with this flaw.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/acpi-support/...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/60319
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2297-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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