Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting polkit package, versions <0:125-4.0.1.el10_2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-POLKIT-19270363
  • published26 Aug 2026
  • disclosed26 Mar 2026

Introduced: 26 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 polkit to version 0:125-4.0.1.el10_2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-59997.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream polkit package and not the polkit package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the polkit-agent-helper-1 setuid binary via standard input (stdin). This unbounded input can lead to an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.

CVSS Base Scores

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