PolicyKit CVE-2019-6133 Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

BID:106537

CVE-2019-6133 |

Info

PolicyKit CVE-2019-6133 Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 106537
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2019-6133
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 11 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 11 2019 12:00AM
Credit: Jann Horn <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: freedesktop PolicyKit 0.115
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PolicyKit CVE-2019-6133 Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

PolicyKit is prone to an unauthorized-access vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions; this may aid in launching further attacks.

PolicyKit version 0.115 is vulnerable.

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