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CVE-2013-1061
Published: Oct 3, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
54909
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
softwareproperties-cve20131061-sec-bypass(87381)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
USN-1960-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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