CVE-2018-1116
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-1116 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2018-07-10 19:29:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2020-05-05 16:05:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| USN-3717-2: PolicyKit vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices |
UBUNTU |
usn.ubuntu.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA-1448-1] policykit-1 security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| polkit: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-14) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| 1595404 – (CVE-2018-1116) CVE-2018-1116 polkit: Improper authorization in polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd |
CONFIRM |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
Issue Tracking, Patch |
| polkit - Authorization Manager (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit) |
CONFIRM |
cgit.freedesktop.org |
Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 377263 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for polkit (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0039)
- 710146 Gentoo Linux polkit Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-14)
