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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121230
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201406-27
Summary:Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201406-27
Description:Summary:
Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201406-27

Vulnerability Insight:
polkit has a race condition which potentially allows a process to change its UID/EUID via suid or pkexec before authentication is completed.

Solution:
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4288
RHSA-2013:1270
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html
RHSA-2013:1460
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
USN-1953-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1
[oss-security] 20130918 Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
[oss-security] 20130918 Re: Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
openSUSE-SU-2013:1527
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1528
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1617
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1620
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4311
RHSA-2013:1272
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html
USN-1954-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
openSUSE-SU-2013:1549
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1550
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4324
54947
http://secunia.com/advisories/54947
62538
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538
RHSA-2013:1273
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1562
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4325
DSA-2829
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
RHSA-2013:1274
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1274.html
USN-1956-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1956-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006674
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4327
DSA-2777
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
USN-1961-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1961-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680
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