A flaw was found in polkit before version 0.116. The implementation of the polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd allows to test for authentication and trigger authentication of unrelated processes owned by other users. This may result in a local DoS and information disclosure.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1448-1 | policykit-1 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-11760 | A flaw was found in polkit before version 0.116. The implementation of the polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd allows to test for authentication and trigger authentication of unrelated processes owned by other users. This may result in a local DoS and information disclosure. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3717-1 | PolicyKit vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3717-2 | PolicyKit vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.873Z
Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-1116
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-07-10T19:29:00.290
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:12.913
Link: CVE-2018-1116
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN