CVE-2017-7572

The _checkPolkitPrivilege function in serviceHelper.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 1.1.18 and earlier uses a deprecated polkit authorization method (unix-process) that is subject to a race condition (time of check, time of use). With this authorization method, the owner of a process requesting a polkit operation is checked by polkitd via /proc/<pid>/status, by which time the requesting process may have been replaced by a different process with the same PID that has different privileges then the original requester.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:backintime_project:backintime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-06 18:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2017-7572

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7572

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7572


JSON object : View

Products Affected

backintime_project

  • backintime
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')