Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98037 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://ioactive.com/pdfs/IOActive_Advisory_Lenovo_TVSUkernel-Escalation-Privileges.pdf | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-04-24T06:12:00
Updated: 2017-04-27T09:57:01
Reserved: 2015-11-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8110
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-04-24T06:59:00.540
Modified: 2017-04-28T18:02:05.277
Link: CVE-2015-8110
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE