CVE-2013-1061 | BDVDB-2026-57768 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.