What is the severity of CVE-2013-4327?

CVE-2013-4327 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4327?

To fix CVE-2013-4327, upgrade polkit to a version that has the vulnerability patched.

What systems are affected by CVE-2013-4327?

CVE-2013-4327 affects versions of systemd up to 207, Debian Linux 7.0, and Ubuntu Linux 13.04.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-4327?

CVE-2013-4327 is a security vulnerability found in polkit affecting privilege escalation.

Who reported CVE-2013-4327?

CVE-2013-4327 was reported by Sebastian Krahmer.

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CVE-2013-4327

medium

6.9

CWE

362

11/9/2013

3/10/2013

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-4327: Race Condition

First published: Wed Sep 11 2013(Updated: )

Sebastian Krahmer reported a security issue was found in polkit (<a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288">CVE-2013-4288</a> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_CLOSED bz_closed bz_public " title="CLOSED ERRATA - CVE-2013-4288 polkit: unix-process subject for authorization is racy" href="show_bug.cgi?id=1002375">bz 1002375</a>). It was found that systemd was vulnerable to this issue as well, since it communicated to polkit authority using an unsafe DBUS interface. This issue has been assigned <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4327">CVE-2013-4327</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
systemd	<=207
Debian GNU/Linux	=7.0
Ubuntu Linux	=13.04

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4327?
To fix CVE-2013-4327, upgrade polkit to a version that has the vulnerability patched.
What systems are affected by CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 affects versions of systemd up to 207, Debian Linux 7.0, and Ubuntu Linux 13.04.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 is a security vulnerability found in polkit affecting privilege escalation.
Who reported CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 was reported by Sebastian Krahmer.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4327?
To fix CVE-2013-4327, upgrade polkit to a version that has the vulnerability patched.
What systems are affected by CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 affects versions of systemd up to 207, Debian Linux 7.0, and Ubuntu Linux 13.04.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 is a security vulnerability found in polkit affecting privilege escalation.
Who reported CVE-2013-4327?
CVE-2013-4327 was reported by Sebastian Krahmer.