Description
backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-1105 | backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1957-1 | Jockey vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T17:24:05.156Z
Reserved: 2013-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1065
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-10-03T21:55:03.850
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1065
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN