CVE-2018-1116
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Jul 10, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 4, 2017
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | redhat |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
polkit[UNKNOWN] |
|
References
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