vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-4115: ELSA-2022-1546: polkit security update (MODERATE)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 14, 2022
Added
Apr 28, 2022
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned
There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-polkitoracle-linux-upgrade-polkit-develoracle-linux-upgrade-polkit-docsoracle-linux-upgrade-polkit-libs
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