ubuntu-system-service: authorization bypass [LWN.net]

Package(s):

ubuntu-system-service

CVE #(s):

CVE-2013-1062

Created:

September 19, 2013

Updated:

September 25, 2013

Description:

From the Ubuntu advisory:

It was discovered that ubuntu-system-service was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit authorizations.

Alerts:

Ubuntu

USN-1962-1

2013-09-18

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