vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-3800: Possible privilege escalation thourgh pkexec and aliases (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Nov 9, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 9, 2021
Added
Nov 10, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.
Solutions
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