SB2015012612 - Privilege escalation in Midgard2
Published: January 26, 2015 Updated: November 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012612
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8148)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the default D-Bus access control rule allows to sent arbitrary method calls or signals to any process on the system bus. A local user can execute arbitrary code as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.