Race condition in systemd allows local users to bypass access restrictions via a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject vulnerability

CVE-2013-4327 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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