VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1116
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.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 1.20%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.20% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-862
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · polkit project/polkit
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1116Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=bc7ffad5364Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00042.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1116Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=bc7ffad5364Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00042.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.