Missing Authorization Affecting policykit-1 package, versions <0.105-18ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1710-POLICYKIT1-318677
  • published22 Jul 2018
  • disclosed10 Jul 2018

Introduced: 10 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-1116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.10 policykit-1 to version 0.105-18ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream policykit-1 package and not the policykit-1 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.10 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 Base Scores

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