Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | polkit vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1953-1 | First vendor Publication | 2013-09-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2013-09-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: polkit could be tricked into giving out improper authorization. Software Description: - policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges Details: It was discovered that polkit didn't allow applications to use the pkcheck tool in a way which prevented a race condition in the UID lookup. A local attacker could use this flaw to possibly escalate privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: Ubuntu 12.10: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1 |
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-2013-737.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-2013-812.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 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-2013-1270.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 |
| 2013-09-19 | 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 12:02:28 |
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| 2013-10-04 21:26:34 |
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| 2013-10-04 13:25:18 |
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| 2013-09-18 21:20:39 |
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