CVE-2013-1061
Description
dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.04 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.92.18 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.92.18 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.92.18 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.82.7 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.82.7.1 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.82.7.2 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.82.7.3 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.82.7.4 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.9 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.9.1 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.9.2 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.17 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.17.1 | |
| marc_deslauriers | software-properties | 0.92.17.2 | |
References
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1061
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.