Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1060
CVE-2013-1060
Description
A certain Ubuntu build procedure for perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel packages in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 12.10, 13.04, and 13.10, sets the HOME environment variable to the ~buildd directory and consequently reads the system configuration file from the ~buildd directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over the buildd account.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
13- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1060.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1nvd
- launchpad.net/bugs/1206200nvd
- lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031248.htmlnvd
- lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031249.htmlnvd
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