QID 240031

Date Published: 2022-01-27

QID 240031: Red Hat Update for polkit (RHSA-2022:0274) (PwnKit)

the polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges.
This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.

Security Fix(es):
  • polkit: local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector (cve-2021-4034)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for scientific computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 7 ppc64le



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:0274 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240031

    CVE-2021-4034 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:0274 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0274
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