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TI-2013-00926 Aliases CVE-2013-1064GHSA-f46w-pmxr-fvq6

apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 does not properly…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 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, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00378 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.45ubuntu1 to before 0.45ubuntu2.1VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:0.44ubuntu5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.44ubuntu5.1VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:0.44ubuntu7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.44ubuntu7.1VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.45ubuntu1 to before 0.45ubuntu2.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:0.44ubuntu5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.44ubuntu5.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apt-xapian-index:0.44ubuntu7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.44ubuntu7.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1064
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f46w-pmxr-fvq6

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Sources

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