Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | RealtimeKit vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1959-1 | 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:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | 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 Summary: RealtimeKit could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations. Software Description: - rtkit: Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon Details: It was discovered that RealtimeKit was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit authorizations. 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: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1959-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19317 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19317 | ||
| Title: | USN-1959-1 -- rtkit vulnerability | ||
| Description: | RealtimeKit could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1959-1 CVE-2013-4326 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 13.04 Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 | Product(s): | rtkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21125 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21125 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2013:1282: rtkit security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | RealtimeKit (aka rtkit) 0.5 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2013:1282-00 CESA-2013:1282 CVE-2013-4326 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CentOS Linux 6 | Product(s): | rtkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23490 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23490 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2013:1282: rtkit security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | RealtimeKit (aka rtkit) 0.5 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013:1282-00 CVE-2013-4326 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | rtkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26840 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26840 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2013-1282 -- rtkit security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [0.5-2] - CVE-2013-4326 Resolves: #1007174 | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013-1282 CVE-2013-4326 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | rtkit |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| Os | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-755.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-10-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-18442.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-10-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-17583.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 |
| 2013-09-27 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-17529.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-25 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2013-1282.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-25 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1282.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2013-1282.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-25 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20130924_rtkit_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-1959-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:02:29 |
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| 2013-10-04 21:26:34 |
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| 2013-10-04 13:25:19 |
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| 2013-09-18 21:20:39 |
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