QID 710037

Date Published: 2021-08-31

QID 710037: Gentoo Linux polkit Privilege escalation (GLSA 202107-31)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability in polkit could lead to local root privilege escalation.

Affected Package(s): sys-auth/polkit-{VERSION}

Affected versions: Prior to


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Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 202107-31 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710037

    CVE-2021-3560 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 202107-31 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org//glsa/202107-31
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