CVE-2013-4288
CVE-2013-4288
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
EPSS 0.3% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
policykit-1 Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.105-3+nmu1
Update to 0.105-3+nmu1
policykit-1 Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.105-3+nmu1
Update to 0.105-3+nmu1
policykit-1 Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 0.105-3+nmu1
Update to 0.105-3+nmu1
Original sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4288