# CVE-2013-4161: gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applied and it did not fixed the sec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18: 0.0.3-6.fc18

## Description

gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applied and it did not fixed the security issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4161
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4161
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4161
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html

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