Description
RealtimeKit (aka rtkit) 0.5 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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1282.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006677Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1282.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006677Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 3, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified