apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 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.
References
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1955-1 | Vendor Advisory |
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu5.1 | Patch |
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu7.1 | Patch |
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.45ubuntu2.1 | Patch |
http://secunia.com/advisories/54914 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2013-10-03 14:55
Updated : 2019-07-18 05:27
NVD link : CVE-2013-1064
Mitre link : CVE-2013-1064
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
canonical
- apt-xapian-index
- ubuntu_linux