CVE-2019-6133
published 2019-01-11CVE-2019-6133: In PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115, the "start time" protection mechanism can be bypassed because fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are…
medium6.7CVSS 3.0
AVLACHPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
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.
Affected
25 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 4.19.16-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.19.16-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | policykit-1 | < linux 4.19.16-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.19.16-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.16-1 | 4.19.16-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.16-1 | 4.19.16-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.16-1 | 4.19.16-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.16-1 | 4.19.16-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-143.169 | 4.4.0-143.169 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-46.49 | 4.15.0-46.49 |
| polkit_project | polkit | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.0HIGH