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Unscored RHSA-2013:1270 1 CVE

Red Hat Security Advisory: polkit security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Fixed packages 20

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-devel 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-docs 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-devel 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-docs 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-devel 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-docs 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-devel 0:0.96-5.el6_4
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-docs 0:0.96-5.el6_4

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —

    Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileg…

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1270.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4288
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4288
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4288