CVE-2013-4311 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in libvirt versions 1.0.5.x, 0.10.2.x, and 0.9.12.x affecting various Linux distributions like Canonical Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw allows local users to bypass access restrictions due to a race condition in PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject via setuid or pkexec processes, similar to CVE-2013-4288. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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