Valve Source allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /tmp/hl2_relaunch file, which is later executed in the context of a different user account.
References
Link Resource
https://0xem.ma/cve/2020/04/28/Source-hl2-relaunch-exec.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-27T14:56:12

Updated: 2020-04-27T14:56:12

Reserved: 2020-04-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-12242

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-04-27T15:15:12.813

Modified: 2021-07-21T11:39:23.747


Link: CVE-2020-12242

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE