cve/2015/CVE-2015-2285.md

### [CVE-2015-2285](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2285)
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### Description

The logrotation script (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) in the Ubuntu Upstart package before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, as used in Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7

#### Github
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