Release Date: | 2013-09-18 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2013-4288 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 6.9 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
Integrity Impact: | Complete | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 6 (polkit) | ELSA-2013-1270 | 2013-09-19 |
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