Race condition In policykit-1
Description
Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 debian 14 | 0.105-3+nmu1 | ||
 rpm rhel6 | 0:0.96-5.el6_4 | ||
debian 11 | 0.105-3+nmu1 | ||
debian 12 | 0.105-3+nmu1 | ||
debian 13 | 0.105-3+nmu1 |
Aliases
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