RedHatRHSA-2019:3232(RHSA-2019:3232) Moderate: polkit security update
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
80.6%
The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.
Security Fix(es):
- polkit: Improper handling of user with uid > INT_MAX leading to authentication bypass (CVE-2018-19788)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedHat | 7 | x86_64 | polkit-devel | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-devel-0.112-18.el7_6.2.x86_64.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | ppc64le | polkit | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-0.112-18.el7_6.2.ppc64le.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | x86_64 | polkit-debuginfo | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-debuginfo-0.112-18.el7_6.2.x86_64.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | ppc64 | polkit | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-0.112-18.el7_6.2.ppc64.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | ppc | polkit-debuginfo | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-debuginfo-0.112-18.el7_6.2.ppc.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | aarch64 | polkit-debuginfo | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-debuginfo-0.112-18.el7_6.2.aarch64.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | ppc | polkit-devel | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-devel-0.112-18.el7_6.2.ppc.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | ppc64 | polkit-debuginfo | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-debuginfo-0.112-18.el7_6.2.ppc64.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | s390x | polkit | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-0.112-18.el7_6.2.s390x.rpm |
| RedHat | 7 | s390 | polkit-debuginfo | < 0.112-18.el7_6.2 | polkit-debuginfo-0.112-18.el7_6.2.s390.rpm |
Related
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
80.6%