dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.82.7 (including) | 0.82.7 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.82.7.1 (including) | 0.82.7.1 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.82.7.2 (including) | 0.82.7.2 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.82.7.3 (including) | 0.82.7.3 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.82.7.4 (including) | 0.82.7.4 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.9 (including) | 0.92.9 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.9.1 (including) | 0.92.9.1 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.9.2 (including) | 0.92.9.2 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.17 (including) | 0.92.17 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.17.1 (including) | 0.92.17.1 (including) |
| Software-properties | Marc_deslauriers | 0.92.17.2 (including) | 0.92.17.2 (including) |
| Software-properties | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Software-properties | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Software-properties | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Software-properties | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Software-properties | Ubuntu | raring | * |
References
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3