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CVE-2013-1060

A certain Ubuntu build procedure for perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel packages in Ubuntu...

6.9 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2013-1060
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-1060
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1100 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2013-1100
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cw67-f6h6-2gmf No score

A certain Ubuntu build procedure for perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel packages in Ubuntu...

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.

Record
GHSA-cw67-f6h6-2gmf
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1060 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1060
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2013-1060 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published July 30, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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