CVE-2013-4288

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4288?
CVE-2013-4288 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4288?
To fix CVE-2013-4288, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4288 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4288 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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