Vigil@nce - Debian cron: privilege escalation via Postinst Script
April 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights.
Provenance: privileged account.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 22/03/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via Postinst Script of Debian
cron, in order to escalate his privileges.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Debian-cron-privilege-escalation-via-Postinst-Script-28803