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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-4288 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (polkit) | RHSA-2013:1270 | 2013-09-19 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | polkit | Not affected |
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