polkit: unix-process subject for authorization is racy
Published Oct 3, 2013
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- < 0.112.1
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.04
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
polkit-0:0.96-5.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
polkit
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | polkit-0:0.96-5.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | polkit | Not affected | n/a |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 25.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00034) | 6.48th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4288
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4288
Change history (0)
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