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TI-2013-00927 Aliases CVE-2013-1065GHSA-pf27-g8mf-ccwq

backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 does not properly use D-Bus for…

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

backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 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 0.00373 31st 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.10VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8VulnerableMartin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.10 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9VulnerableMartin Pitt
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9 Vulnerable ·Martin Pitt
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1065
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf27-g8mf-ccwq

References

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