Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade spice-gtk.Upgrade libvirtUpgrade polkit | Aug 30, 2017 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade polkitUpgrade polkit-docsUpgrade polkit-develUpgrade polkit-desktop-policy | Dec 1, 2016 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade policykit-1 | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-auth/polkit.Upgrade net-misc/spice-gtk.Upgrade sys-apps/systemd.Upgrade app-emulation/libvirt.Upgrade net-print/hplip. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/polkit to version 0.113-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade library/desktop/webkitgtk4 to version 2.22.6-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | May 30, 2019 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade polkitUpgrade polkit-docsUpgrade polkit-desktop-policyUpgrade polkit-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgudev-1_0-0Upgrade systemd-mini-sysvinitUpgrade hplipUpgrade libgudev-1_0-develUpgrade libudev1Upgrade systemd-develUpgrade udevUpgrade systemd-mini-analyzeUpgrade systemd-loggerUpgrade systemd-analyzeUpgrade systemd-gtkUpgrade systemdUpgrade libudev-mini-develUpgrade libgudev-1_0-0-32bitUpgrade hplip-saneUpgrade udev-miniUpgrade systemd-mini-develUpgrade systemd-miniUpgrade hplip-hpijsUpgrade systemd-sysvinitUpgrade systemd-32bitUpgrade libudev-mini1Upgrade libudev1-32bitUpgrade libudev-develUpgrade typelib-1_0-GUdev-1_0 | Dec 12, 2013 | Oct 3, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade policykit-1 | Nov 8, 2024 | Oct 3, 2013 |
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