CVE-2013-4327

N/A Unknown
Published: October 03, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

systemd 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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1961-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1961-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
10th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

debian canonical systemd_project

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