CVE-2013-1061

Software Properties 0.92.17-0.92.17.3, 0.92.9-0.92.9.3, 0.82.7-0.82.7.5 - Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381

Scores

EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (14)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 13.04
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
... and 4 more
Published Oct 03, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026