CVE-2013-4311: Race Condition
First published: Thu Oct 03 2013(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.9.12 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.1 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.2 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.3 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.4 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.5 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.6 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =0.10.2.7 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5.1 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5.2 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5.3 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5.4 | |
| Red Hat Libvirt | =1.0.5.5 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =12.10 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =13.04 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =6.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/softwarecombine
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/red hat libvirt
- version/red hat libvirt/0.9.12
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.1
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.2
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.3
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.4
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.5
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.6
- version/red hat libvirt/0.10.2.7
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5.1
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5.2
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5.3
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5.4
- version/red hat libvirt/1.0.5.5
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/ubuntu linux
- version/ubuntu linux/10.04
- version/ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/ubuntu linux/12.10
- version/ubuntu linux/13.04
- canonical/red hat enterprise linux
- version/red hat enterprise linux/6.0