CVE-2019-6133

CVE Details

Release Date:2019-01-11

Description


In PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115, the start time protection mechanism can be bypassed because fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are improperly cached. This is related to lack of uid checking in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c.

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CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 6.7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2019-47102019-07-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (polkit)ELSA-2019-04202019-02-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2019-47082019-07-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2019-47102019-07-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (polkit)ELSA-2019-02302019-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.3 (polkit)OVMSA-2019-00082019-02-27
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2019-00352019-07-11
Oracle VM version 3.4 (polkit)OVMSA-2019-00082019-02-27



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