Description
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.
Published: 2013-10-03
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4184 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1953-1 polkit vulnerability
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00042}

epss

{'score': 0.00033}


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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Opensuse Opensuse
Polkit Project Polkit
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.939Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4288

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-10-03T21:55:04.257

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4288

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4288 - Bugzilla

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