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High
CVE-2015-3643
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on...
Vulnerability Description
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12
Affected Vendor
usb-creator project
View all reports →Affected Software
usb-creator
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.