CVE catalog
CVE-2017-7572
backintime: CVE-2017-7572
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.08% · Oct 25, 2026
The _checkPolkitPrivilege function in serviceHelper.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 1.1.18 and earlier uses a deprecated polkit authorization method (unix-process) that is subject to a race condition (time of check, time of use). With this authorization method, the owner of a process requesting a polkit operation is checked by polkitd via /proc/<pid>/status, by which time the requesting process may have been replaced by a different process with the same PID that has different privileges then the original requester.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | backintime | sid | 1.6.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | backintime | forky | 1.6.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | backintime | trixie | 1.5.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | backintime | bookworm | 1.3.3-4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | backintime | source | sid | 1.1.12-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859815] |
| Debian | backintime | source | forky | 1.1.12-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859815] |
| Debian | backintime | source | trixie | 1.1.12-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859815] |
| Debian | backintime | source | bookworm | 1.1.12-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859815] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [backintime-common]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
1.3.3-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
1.3.3-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
- [backintime-qt]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
1.3.3-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
1.3.3-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · bookworm; dsa · backintime · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [backintime-common]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
1.5.5-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · 13
1.5.5-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · 13
- [backintime-qt]Fixed
Source package: [backintime]
Details (2)
1.5.5-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · 13
1.5.5-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.12-2dsa · backintime · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10647-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7572]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7572]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7572]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]