CVE - CVE-2018-15912

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-15912	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An issue was discovered in manjaro-update-system.sh in manjaro-system 20180716-1 on Manjaro Linux. A local attacker can install or remove arbitrary packages and package repositories potentially containing hooks with arbitrary code, which will automatically be run as root, or remove packages vital to the system.
References
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CONFIRM:https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/core/manjaro-system/commit/8208b8a MLIST:[manjaro-security] 20180828 [MSA-201808-1] Local PrivEsc, ACE, and DoS vulnerability in manjaro-system 20180716-1 and earlier URL:https://lists.manjaro.org/pipermail/manjaro-security/2018-August/000785.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20180828	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180828)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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