CVE-2013-1065

Published: 18 September 2013

backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
jockey Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Ignored (end of life)
	precise	Released (0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11)
	quantal	Ignored (end of life)
	raring	Ignored (end of life)
	saucy	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1065
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1957-1
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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