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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.10 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.1 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.2 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.3 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.4 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.5 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.6 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.7 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.8 | Vulnerable | Martin 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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:martin_pitt:jockey:0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.9 | Vulnerable | Martin Pitt |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf27-g8mf-ccwq
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-1065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf27-g8mf-ccwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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