Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | polkit security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2013:1270 | First vendor Publication | 2013-09-19 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2013-09-19 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated polkit packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64 3. Description: PolicyKit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. A race condition was found in the way the PolicyKit pkcheck utility checked process authorization when the process was specified by its process ID via the --process option. A local user could use this flaw to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations and escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-4288) Note: Applications that invoke pkcheck with the --process option need to be modified to use the pid,pid-start-time,uid argument for that option, to allow pkcheck to check process authorization correctly. Red Hat would like to thank Sebastian Krahmer of the SUSE Security Team for reporting this issue. All polkit users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1002375 - CVE-2013-4288 polkit: unix-process subject for authorization is racy |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19023 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19023 | ||
| Title: | USN-1953-1 -- policykit-1 vulnerability | ||
| Description: | polkit could be tricked into giving out improper authorization. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1953-1 CVE-2013-4288 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | policykit-1 |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20783 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20783 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2013:1270: polkit security update (Important) | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2013:1270-00 CESA-2013:1270 CVE-2013-4288 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CentOS Linux 6 | Product(s): | polkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23974 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23974 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2013:1270: polkit security update (Important) | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013:1270-00 CVE-2013-4288 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | polkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27203 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27203 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2013-1270 -- polkit security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [0.96-5] - Actually apply the patch, and modify it to apply to 0.96 - Resolves: #1006262 [0.96-4.el6_4] - Include fix for CVE-2013-4288 - Resolves: #1006262 [0.96-3.el6_4] - Include fixes for CVE-2011-1485 - Resolves: #692942 | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013-1270 CVE-2013-4288 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | polkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Os | 4 | |
| Os | 2 | |
| Os | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-11-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1460.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-27 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201406-27.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-812.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-738.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-737.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-28 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-243.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-17160.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-22 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-17197.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-17191.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1270.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20130919_polkit_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1272.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2013-1270.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1272.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1270.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-20 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2013-1272.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-19 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1953-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:57:26 |
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| 2013-10-04 21:26:32 |
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| 2013-10-04 13:25:17 |
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| 2013-09-19 21:23:05 |
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| 2013-09-19 21:18:58 |
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