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Improper Input Validation Affecting libpolkit0 package, versions <0.114-3.6.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
11.58% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBPOLKIT0-2757242
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 3 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-19788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libpolkit0 to version 0.114-3.6.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpolkit0 package and not the libpolkit0 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.