CVE-2013-4327

Publication date 18 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

systemd 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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
systemd 13.04 raring
Fixed 198-0ubuntu11.2
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1961-1
    • systemd vulnerability
    • 18 September 2013

Other references