CVE-2013-1063
Published: 18 September 2013
usb-creator 0.2.47 before 0.2.47.1, 0.2.40 before 0.2.40ubuntu2, and 0.2.38 before 0.2.38.2 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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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usb-creator Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
precise |
Released
(0.2.38.2)
|
|
quantal |
Released
(0.2.40ubuntu2)
|
|
raring |
Released
(0.2.47.1)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|