language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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
Published Oct 3, 2013
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.79
- 0.79.1
- 0.79.2
- 0.79.3
- 0.90
- 0.110
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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