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 function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2013-10-03 21:55

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-4288

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4288

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4288


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

polkit_project

  • polkit

opensuse

  • opensuse
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')