Race condition vulnerability in pcsd in PCS 0.9.139 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges

Race condition vulnerability in pcsd in PCS 0.9.139 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges

CVE-2015-5189 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Race condition in pcsd in PCS 0.9.139 and earlier uses a global variable to validate usernames, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by sending a command that is checked for security after another user is authenticated.

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