CVE-2015-2234 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2015-05-12

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2341	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00269.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634

History

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Subscriptions

Lenovo System Update

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-05-12T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:10:15.451Z

Reserved: 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2234

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-12T19:59:15.027

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:23:47.723

Link: CVE-2015-2234

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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