VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4311
libvirt 1.0.5.x before 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, and 0.9.12.x before 0.9.12.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition in pkcheck via a (1) setuid process or (2)…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libvirt 1.0.5.x before 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, and 0.9.12.x before 0.9.12.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition in pkcheck via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/libvirt · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_ReleasesPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_ReleasesPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.