Improper Authorization Affecting polkit-docs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-POLKITDOCS-1381853
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Jul 2018

Introduced: 10 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-1116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 polkit-docs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream polkit-docs package and not the polkit-docs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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