language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4…
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
language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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 0.00375 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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.79 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.79.1 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.79.2 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.79.3 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.90 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.110 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu Developers |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.79 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.79.1 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.79.2 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.79.3 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.90 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.110 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu Developers
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjq3-454q-w3j4
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-1066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjq3-454q-w3j4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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