CVE-2013-4311

N/A Unknown
Published: October 03, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

libvirt 1.0.5.x before 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, and 0.9.12.x before 0.9.12.2 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition in pkcheck via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
7th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

canonical redhat