CVE-2013-4324
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure...
CVE-2013-4324 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Spice-gtk Project Spice-gtk, published October 3, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in spice-gtk 0.21-0nocelt1.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.38%EPSS, 32nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0.21-0nocelt1spice-gtk +40 more
Description
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spice-gtkDebian:12 | before 0.21-0nocelt1 | 0.21-0nocelt1 |
spice-gtkDebian:13 | before 0.21-0nocelt1 | 0.21-0nocelt1 |
spice-gtkDebian:14 | before 0.21-0nocelt1 | 0.21-0nocelt1 |
polkitMageia:2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.104-4.2.mga2 | 0.104-4.2.mga2 |
spice-gtkMageia:2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.9-1.2.mga2 | 0.9-1.2.mga2 |
hplipMageia:2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 3.12.4-1.3.mga2 | 3.12.4-1.3.mga2 |
rtkitMageia:2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.10-3.1.mga2 | 0.10-3.1.mga2 |
systemdMageia:2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 44-13.1.mga2 | 44-13.1.mga2 |
polkitMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.107-6.1.mga3 | 0.107-6.1.mga3 |
spice-gtkMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.15-3.1.mga3 | 0.15-3.1.mga3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
hplipMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 3.12.9-6.1.mga3 | 3.12.9-6.1.mga3 |
rtkitMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 0.11-3.1.mga3 | 0.11-3.1.mga3 |
systemdMageia:3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 195-22.1.mga3 | 195-22.1.mga3 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 | 0:0.14-7.el6_4.3 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4324- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4211No score
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4211- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qg9-qqgj-hw85No score
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure...
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
GHSA-4qg9-qqgj-hw85- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4324No score
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4324- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0293No score
Updated polkit package and the packages that call polkit fixes security vulnerability
A race condition was found in the way the PolicyKit pkcheck utility checked process authorization when the process was specified by its process ID via the --process option. A local user could use this flaw to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations and escalate their privileges (CVE-2013-4288).
Note: Applications that invoke pkcheck with the --process option need to be modified to use the pid,pid-start-time,uid argument for that option, to allow pkcheck to check process authorization correctly.
Because of the change in the PolicyKit API, the spice-gtk (CVE-2013-4324), hplip (CVE-2013-4325), rtkit (CVE-2013-4326), and systemd (CVE-2013-4327) packages have been updated to use a different API that is not affected by this PolicyKit vulnerability. The libvirt package will also be updated for the same reason, but this update will come in a separate advisory.
- Record
MGASA-2013-0293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
secunia.com/advisories/54947
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html
securityfocus.com/bid/62538
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4324
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qg9-qqgj-hw85
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4324
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0293.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11260
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1959-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1273
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006669
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1273.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4324