usb-creator 0.2.47 before 0.2.47.1, 0.2.40 before 0.2.40ubuntu2, and 0.2.38 before 0.2.38.2 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
                
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                    21 Nov 2024, 01:48
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/54901 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1 - | |
| References | () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1 - Patch | 
Information
                Published : 2013-10-03 21:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-1063
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1063
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1063
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Products Affected
                evan_dandrea
- usb-creator
 
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-264
                        
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