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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2023, 04:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375', 'name': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1270', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1270', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary CVE-2013-4288 polkit: unix-process subject for authorization is racy 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.

02 Feb 2023, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1270 -
Summary 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. CVE-2013-4288 polkit: unix-process subject for authorization is racy

Information

Published : 2013-10-03 21:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-4288

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4288

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4288


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Products Affected

polkit_project

  • polkit

redhat

  • enterprise_linux

opensuse

  • opensuse

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-362

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