# CVE-2014-1419: Race condition in the power policy functions in policy-funcs in acpi-support before 0.142 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecif

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-07-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the power policy functions in policy-funcs in acpi-support before 0.142 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/acpi-support/%2Bbug/1340812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60319
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2297-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2984

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