The 'language-selector' package in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, and 13.04 allows for bypassing polkit authorizations
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OpenVAS | Ubuntu Update for language-selector USN-1958-1 | 24 Sep 201300:00 | – | openvas |
Ubuntu | language-selector vulnerability | 18 Sep 201300:00 | – | ubuntu |
Tenable Nessus | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : language-selector vulnerability (USN-1958-1) | 19 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus |
UbuntuCve | CVE-2013-1066 | 18 Sep 201300:00 | – | ubuntucve |
CVE | CVE-2013-1066 | 3 Oct 201321:55 | – | cve |
Prion | Race condition | 3 Oct 201321:55 | – | prion |
Cvelist | CVE-2013-1066 | 3 Oct 201321:00 | – | cvelist |
NVD | CVE-2013-1066 | 3 Oct 201321:55 | – | nvd |
securityvulns | polkit authorization bypass in multiple application | 3 Oct 201300:00 | – | securityvulns |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1958-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841558");
script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1066");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-09-24 06:18:59 +0000 (Tue, 24 Sep 2013)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1958-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(12\.04\ LTS|12\.10|13\.04)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1958-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1958-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'language-selector' package(s) announced via the USN-1958-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that language-selector was using polkit in an unsafe
manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended
polkit authorizations.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'language-selector' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"language-selector-common", ver:"0.79.4", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU12.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"language-selector-common", ver:"0.90.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU13.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"language-selector-common", ver:"0.110.1", rls:"UBUNTU13.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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