Description
screenresolution-mechanism in screen-resolution-extra 0.17.2 does not properly use the PolicyKit D-Bus API, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a race condition via a setuid or pkexec process that is mishandled in a PolicyKitService._check_permission call.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-20493 | screenresolution-mechanism in screen-resolution-extra 0.17.2 does not properly use the PolicyKit D-Bus API, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a race condition via a setuid or pkexec process that is mishandled in a PolicyKitService._check_permission call. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3607-1 | Screen Resolution Extra vulnerability |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3607-1/ |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T07:10:46.961Z
Reserved: 2018-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-8885
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-28T20:29:00.397
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:14:31.680
Link: CVE-2018-8885
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN