Description
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.
Published: 2018-07-10
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1448-1 policykit-1 security update
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-3717-1 PolicyKit vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3717-2 PolicyKit vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Polkit Project Polkit
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.873Z

Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1116

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-10T19:29:00.290

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:12.913

Link: CVE-2018-1116

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-07-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1116 - Bugzilla

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