CVE catalog

CVE-2013-1061

software-properties: CVE-2013-1061

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, 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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiansoftware-propertiessid0.111-1fixed
Debiansoftware-propertiesbookworm0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiansoftware-propertiessourcesid0.92.18lowNot reportedNot reported
Debiansoftware-propertiessourcebookworm0.92.18lowNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Source package: [software-properties]

    Details (2)
    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

  • Source package: [software-properties]

    Details (2)
    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

  • Source package: [software-properties]

    Details (2)
    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

  • Source package: [software-properties]

    Details (2)
    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

    • 0.99.30-4.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.92.18

      dsa · software-properties · debian · bookworm; dsa · software-properties · debian · 12

Observed:

References