usb-creator 0.2.47 before 0.2.47.1, 0.2.40 before 0.2.40ubuntu2, and 0.2.38 before 0.2.38.2 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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 13.10 | 13.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | 12.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | 12.04.x |
| evan_dandrea / usb-creator | 0.2.38 | 0.2.38.x |
| evan_dandrea / usb-creator | 0.2.40 | 0.2.40.x |
| evan_dandrea / usb-creator | 0.2.38.1 | 0.2.38.1.x |
| evan_dandrea / usb-creator | 0.2.47 | 0.2.47.x |