medium
6.9
CWE
362
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-5033: Race Condition

First published: Tue Aug 19 2014(Updated: )

KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 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, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions."

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Debian KDE4libs
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=14.04
KDE KAuth<=5.0
KDE kdelibs3<=4.13.97
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.0
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.1
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.2
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.3
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.95
KDE kdelibs3=4.10.97
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.0
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.1
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.2
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.3
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.4
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.5
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.80
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.90
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.95
KDE kdelibs3=4.11.97
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.0
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.1
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.2
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.3
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.4
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.5
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.80
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.90
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.95
KDE kdelibs3=4.12.97
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.0
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.1
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.2
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.3
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.80
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.90
KDE kdelibs3=4.13.95

Remedy

http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=e4e7b53b71e2659adaf52691d4accc3594203b23

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-5033?

    CVE-2014-5033 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability that allows local users to bypass access restrictions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-5033?

    To fix CVE-2014-5033, upgrade to KDE kdelibs version 4.14 or newer and KDE KAuth version 5.1 or newer.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2014-5033?

    CVE-2014-5033 affects various versions of KDE kdelibs prior to 4.14 and KAuth prior to 5.1, as well as specific versions of Debian and Ubuntu distributions.

  • What can attackers do with CVE-2014-5033?

    Attackers can leverage CVE-2014-5033 to execute arbitrary code or perform unauthorized actions by exploiting a race condition.

  • Is CVE-2014-5033 still a risk today?

    CVE-2014-5033 poses a risk on systems that have not been updated to fixed versions, as it affects older KDE libraries still in use.

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