CVE-2018-1116
Publication date 10 July 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| policykit-1 | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3717-2
- PolicyKit vulnerabilities
- 17 July 2018
- USN-3717-1
- PolicyKit vulnerabilities
- 16 July 2018