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    CVE-2013-4288

    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.

    Published:Sep 18, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 3, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00033
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Polkit Project
    Product
    Polkit
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
    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-2013-1270.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1
    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
    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-2013-1270.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High