CVE-2011-1485

polkit: polkitd/pkexec vulnerability

Published May 31, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2319-1 policykit-1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1488 Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1117-1 PolicyKit vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Mar 21, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 31, 2011, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM