CVE-2013-1068

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Published 2014-06-19 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

Description

The OpenStack Nova (python-nova) package 1:2013.2.3-0 before 1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.2 and 1:2014.1-0 before 1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.2 and Openstack Cinder (python-cinder) package 1:2013.2.3-0 before 1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1 and 1:2014.1-0 before 1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.1 for Ubuntu 13.10 and 14.04 LTS does not properly set the sudo configuration, which makes it easier for attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another vulnerability.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Ubuntu Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
14.04	Affected	—
13.10	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2014.1.1-3`
sid	Fixed	`2014.1.1-3`
forky	Fixed	`2014.1.1-3`
bullseye	Fixed	`2014.1.1-3`
bookworm	Fixed	`2014.1.1-3`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.