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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2013-4184 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1953-1 | polkit vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.939Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-4288
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-10-03T21:55:04.257
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-4288
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN