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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- opensuse/opensuse · polkit project/polkit · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.