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 perfo...
HighCVSS 7.2
EPSS 0.34%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:12) | < 0.105-3+nmu1 | 0.105-3+nmu1 |
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:13) | < 0.105-3+nmu1 | 0.105-3+nmu1 |
| debian/policykit-1(Debian:14) | < 0.105-3+nmu1 | 0.105-3+nmu1 |
| opensuse | = 12.2 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 12.3 | No fix listed |
| polkit project polkit | < 0.112.1 | 0.112.1 |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 10.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 12.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 12.10 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 13.04 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2013-4288 vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1527 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1528 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1617 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1620 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1270 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1460 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130918 Re: Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130918 Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races mailing-list third-party-advisory
- USN-1953-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking