CVE-2018-1116
MEDIUM4.4EPSS 0.07%policykit-1 - security update
Published: 7/10/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/policykit-1from 0, < 0.105-21
- Debian/policykit-1from 0, < 0.105-15~deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |