Description
A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.
Published: 2018-12-03
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 59.6% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1644-1 policykit-1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4350-1 policykit-1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3861-1 PolicyKit vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3861-2 PolicyKit vulnerability
History

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.42303}

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{'score': 0.41245}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.42631}

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{'score': 0.42303}


Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:30:00 +0000

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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Polkit Project Polkit
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-29T15:55:31.505Z

Reserved: 2018-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19788

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-16T17:02:35.601Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-03T06:29:00.243

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:33.460

Link: CVE-2018-19788

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-12-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19788 - Bugzilla

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