CVE-2015-2234

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
System Update
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2015

Summary

Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.

References

http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multipl...
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http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_priv...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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