polkit: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |||
| polkit-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 | RHSA-2019:0420 | 2019-02-26T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support | |||
| polkit-0:0.96-7.el6_6.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:6.6 | RHSA-2019:0832 | 2019-04-23T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |||
| polkit-0:0.112-18.el7_6.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 | RHSA-2019:0230 | 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support | |||
| polkit-0:0.112-12.el7_4.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.4 | RHSA-2019:2699 | 2019-09-12T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support | |||
| polkit-0:0.112-14.el7_5.1 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:7.5 | RHSA-2019:2978 | 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z |
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1644-1 | policykit-1 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1799-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1799-2 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-15700 | In PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115, the "start time" protection mechanism can be bypassed because fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are improperly cached. This is related to lack of uid checking in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3901-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3901-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3903-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3903-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3908-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3908-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3910-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3910-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3934-1 | PolicyKit vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3934-2 | PolicyKit vulnerability |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.446% probability within 30 days)
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
No history.