Description
usb-creator 0.2.47 before 0.2.47.1, 0.2.40 before 0.2.40ubuntu2, and 0.2.38 before 0.2.38.2 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 (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54901
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2
Scores
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
13.10
evan_dandrea/usb-creator
0.2.38
evan_dandrea/usb-creator
0.2.38.1
evan_dandrea/usb-creator
0.2.40
evan_dandrea/usb-creator
0.2.47
Published
Oct 03, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026