CVE-2013-4311

libvirt: insecure calling of polkit

Severity Score

4.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

libvirt 1.0.5.x anterior a la versión 1.0.5.6, 0.10.2.x anterior a 0.10.2.8, y 0.9.12.x anterior a la versión 0.9.12.2 permite a usuarios locales evadir restricciones de acceso intencionadas mediante el aprovechamiento de una condición de carrera PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject en pkcheck a través de un (1) proceso setuid o (2) proceso pkexec, un problema relacionado con CVE-2013-4288.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-06-12 CVE Reserved
2013-09-18 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases	2019-04-22

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html	2019-04-22
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html	2019-04-22
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html	2019-04-22
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html	2019-04-22
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1	2019-04-22
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4311	2013-09-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1005332	2013-09-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.12 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.12"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.5"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				13.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "13.04"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected