Local Access Bypass Vulnerability in Language Selector by Ubuntu
CVE-2013-1066

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Key Information:

Vendor: Ubuntu Developers
Status: Language-selector
Vendor: CVE Published:; 3 October 2013

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What is CVE-2013-1066?

The Language Selector product from Ubuntu has a vulnerability that permits local users to bypass established access restrictions. This issue arises from insufficient D-Bus communication with the polkit authority, leading to potential exploitation through a race condition associated with the PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability via setuid or pkexec processes, compromising the integrity of the system.

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