--- title: "CVE-2014-5033\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5033?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-5033 Publication date 23 July 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 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, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions." ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | kde4libs | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5033?format=md#patch-details) ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | kde4libs | * Upstream: | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5033) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5033) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-5033) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5033) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-2304-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2304-1) + KDE-Libs vulnerability + 31 July 2014 ### Other references *