CVE-2011-4945

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4945
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-01 23:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionPolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Michael Biebl Policykit 0.103 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
401513 – (CVE-2011-4945) <sys-auth/polkit-0.104-r1 sets AdminIdentities to group wheel (CVE-2011-4945) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
polkit 0.103 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
0.103-1 : policykit-1 package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net
patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identit... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patch-tracker.debian.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PolicyKit: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org
oss-security - CVE Request: PolicyKit change allows users in "wheel" group to become root without a password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PolicyKit change allows users in "wheel" group to become root without a password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
polkit 0.103 MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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