CVE-2013-4288
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4288
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-4288.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-4288
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:11:44.247935Z
- Published
- 2013-10-03T21:55:04Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:11:44.247935Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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 polkitunixprocess_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
- References
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- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1