CVE-2013-4311

Publication date 18 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libvirt 13.04 raring
Fixed in 1.0.2-0ubuntu11.13.04.4
12.10 quantal
Fixed in 0.9.13-0ubuntu12.5
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed in 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.13
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed in 0.7.5-5ubuntu27.24

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1954-1
    • libvirt vulnerabilities
    • 18 September 2013

Other references


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