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CVE-2013-4288

Published: Oct 3, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-362
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
polkitpolkit project
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
polkit projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka polkit, polkit project (ambiguous spelling)
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 3, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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