This CVE name corresponds to:
Entered | Topic |
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2014-07-31 | kdelibs -- KAuth PID Reuse Flaw |
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Type | Candidate |
Name | CVE-2014-5033 |
Phase | Assigned(20140722) |
KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 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, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions."
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