CVE-2013-4327

systemd: insecure calling of polkit

Published Oct 3, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
systemd 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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2777-1 systemd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4214 systemd 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1961-1 systemd vulnerability
History

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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