Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2013-10-03T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.939Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-4288

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-10-03T21:55:04.257
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-4288
