CVE-2018-1116

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 v3 4.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

3.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1116	Issue Tracking Patch
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=bc7ffad5364	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00042.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-07-10 19:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2018-1116

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1116

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1116

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Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

debian

debian_linux

polkit_project

polkit

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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