{"id":"USN-2576-1","summary":"usb-creator vulnerability","details":"Tavis Ormandy discovered that usb-creator was missing an authentication\ncheck. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:53Z","published":"2015-04-23T13:08:19Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3643"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2576-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447396"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"usb-creator","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/usb-creator@0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"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"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"usb-creator-common","binary_version":"0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"usb-creator-gtk","binary_version":"0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"usb-creator-kde","binary_version":"0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2576-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}