Mandriva Update for polkit MDVSA-2011:086 (polkit)
🗓️ 17 May 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-05/msg00007.php");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831390");
script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-05-17 15:58:48 +0200 (Tue, 17 May 2011)");
script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2011:086");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1485");
script_name("Mandriva Update for polkit MDVSA-2011:086 (polkit)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_2010\.1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"polkit on Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability has been found and corrected in polkit:
A race condition flaw was found in the PolicyKit pkexec utility
and polkitd daemon. A local user could use this flaw to appear as a
privileged user to pkexec, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands
as root by running those commands with pkexec (CVE-2011-1485).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "MNDK_2010.1")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpolkit1_0", rpm:"libpolkit1_0~0.96~2.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libpolkit1-devel", rpm:"libpolkit1-devel~0.96~2.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"polkit", rpm:"polkit~0.96~2.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64polkit1_0", rpm:"lib64polkit1_0~0.96~2.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"lib64polkit1-devel", rpm:"lib64polkit1-devel~0.96~2.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.05246