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.

See more information about CVE-2019-6133 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4710	2019-07-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (polkit)	ELSA-2019-0420	2019-02-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4708	2019-07-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4710	2019-07-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (polkit)	ELSA-2019-0230	2019-02-01
Oracle VM version 3.3 (polkit)	OVMSA-2019-0008	2019-02-27
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2019-0035	2019-07-11
Oracle VM version 3.4 (polkit)	OVMSA-2019-0008	2019-02-27

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