It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be used by an unprivileged local attacker to, for example, create a new local administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | 0.119 | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9
References
polkit_project / polkit
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| redhat | virtualization | - | - |
| redhat | virtualization_host | - | - |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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