Unscored severity · published Oct 3, 2013
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…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
12.2; 12.3 · source: NVD
PO
Polkit · Polkit Project
before 0.112.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 12.10; 13.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4288
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4288
Issue Tracking
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html
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