CVE-2013-4288

NameCVE-2013-4288
DescriptionRace 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs723717

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
policykit-1 (PTS)buster, buster (security)0.105-25+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye0.105-31+deb11u1fixed
bookworm122-3fixed
trixie124-1fixed
sid124-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
policykit-1source(unstable)0.105-3+nmu1low723717

Notes

[squeeze] - policykit-1 <no-dsa> (The update only deprecates an API and introduces a new option for pkcheck, no src package uses this API)
[wheezy] - policykit-1 <no-dsa> (The update only deprecates an API and introduces a new option for pkcheck, no src package uses this API)

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