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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Published : 2013-10-03 21:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-4288
Mitre link : CVE-2013-4288
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4288
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Products Affected
opensuse
- opensuse
polkit_project
- polkit
redhat
- enterprise_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')