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
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | - | - |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | - | - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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12
References
polkit_project / polkit
| - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - | - |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - | - |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| oracle | zfs_storage_appliance_kit | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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