usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method
Published Sep 27, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.53%
Description
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.2.38.3
Running on/with
- 12.04
Configuration 2
- ≤ 0.2.56.3
Running on/with
- 14.04
Configuration 3
- ≤ 0.2.62ubuntu0.2
Running on/with
- 14.10
Configuration 4
- ≤ 0.2.67
Running on/with
- 15.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01530) | 73.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01530) | 71.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 11.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 80.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 78.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 56.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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