A flaw was found in polkit before version 0.116. The implementation of the polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd allows to test for authentication and trigger authentication of unrelated processes owned by other users. This may result in a local DoS and information disclosure.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-polkitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-polkit-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-polkit-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-polkit-docs | Jun 18, 2020 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-polkitcentos-upgrade-polkit-debuginfocentos-upgrade-polkit-develcentos-upgrade-polkit-docs | Apr 1, 2020 | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-policykit-1 | Feb 19, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-auth-polkit | Aug 16, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-polkithuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-polkit-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-polkit-docs | Dec 4, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-polkithuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-polkit-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-polkit-docs | Dec 18, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-polkithuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-polkit-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-polkit-docs | Nov 19, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-library-desktop-webkitgtk4-2-22-6-11-4-9-0-1-1-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-system-library-polkit-0-113-11-4-9-0-1-1-0 | May 30, 2019 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-polkitoracle-linux-upgrade-polkit-develoracle-linux-upgrade-polkit-docs | Oct 5, 2022 | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | redhat-upgrade-polkitredhat-upgrade-polkit-debuginforedhat-upgrade-polkit-develredhat-upgrade-polkit-docs | Apr 1, 2020 | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libpolkit0suse-upgrade-libpolkit0-32bitsuse-upgrade-polkitsuse-upgrade-polkit-develsuse-upgrade-polkit-docsuse-upgrade-typelib-1_0-polkit-1_0 | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-libpolkit-backend-1-0 | Jul 26, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 10, 2018 |
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