Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-1052 is a local privilege escalation issue in pam-xdg-support as used in Ubuntu 12.10. A local user may be able to gain higher privileges because PATH handling is unsafe in a sudo-related context. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, or technical exploit details. Likely exposure is limited to Ubuntu 12.10 environments using pam-xdg-support with sudo-relevant PAM behavior. The bundle does not identify other distributions, versions, or package ranges. Treat this as a legacy local privilege escalation risk. It is not shown as actively exploited, but affected shared or multi-user Ubuntu 12.10 systems should be remediated or isolated promptly. Mitigation focus: Check Ubuntu USN-1766-1 for affected and fixed package guidance.; Apply applicable Ubuntu security updates for pam-xdg-support.; Prioritize systems with local shell users or shared administrative access..
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- ubuntu-cve20131052-priv-esc(82918)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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