Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2013-4311
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 12.10
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0
- Redhat Libvirt — versions 0.9.12, 0.10.2, 0.10.2.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4311?
- CVE-2013-4311 is a vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-10-03.
- Is CVE-2013-4311 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.