CVE-2013-1060 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in specific Ubuntu Linux kernel packages (10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 12.10, 13.04, and 13.10) related to the perf build procedure. The flaw allows local users to gain privileges by manipulating the HOME environment variable to read configuration from the ~buildd directory. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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