medium4.6
CVE-2013-4324
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, which allows local users to …
Impact
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spice-Gtk Project | Spice-Gtk | Version 0.14 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54947
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54947
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538