Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20131064000
Revision Date:2013-10-03Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-1064 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-1064
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'apt-xapian-index' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.44ubuntu5.1').
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