vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-1116: Low: polkit security and bug fix update (CESA-2020:1135)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Jul 10, 2018 | Apr 1, 2020 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 10, 2018
Added
Apr 1, 2020
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-polkitcentos-upgrade-polkit-debuginfocentos-upgrade-polkit-develcentos-upgrade-polkit-docs
References
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