CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-2234
6.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-05-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• lenovo system update (<= 5.06.0027)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268 securitytracker.com
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf www.ioactive.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634 www.securityfocus.com
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268 securitytracker.com
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf www.ioactive.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634 www.securityfocus.com