USN-2576-1

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    USN-2576-1

    Published: 23 Apr 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: usb-creator vulnerability

    Details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that usb-creator was missing an authentication check. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2576-1, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447396

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: usb-creator

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    0.2.50
    0.2.51
    0.2.52
    0.2.53
    0.2.54
    0.2.55
    0.2.56
    0.2.56.1
    0.2.56.2
    0.2.56.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High