CVE-2013-4311

libvirt: insecure calling of polkit

Published Oct 3, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libvirt 1.0.5.x before 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, and 0.9.12.x before 0.9.12.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition in pkcheck via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4204 libvirt 1.0.5.x before 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, and 0.9.12.x before 0.9.12.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition in pkcheck via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1954-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00027}

epss

{'score': 0.00024}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 3, 2013, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 18, 2013, 12:00 AM