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CVE-2013-4324

Published: 3 October 2013

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
spice-gtk
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [0.22-0nocent2])
upstream Needs triage

utopic Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)
vivid Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)
wily Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(0.22-0nocent2)