SUSE update for polkit

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU53837

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3560

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the "polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync" function, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update the affected package polkit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP3 - 12-SP4

HPE Helion Openstack: 8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9

polkit-devel-debuginfo: before 0.113-5.21.1

polkit-devel: before 0.113-5.21.1

libpolkit0-debuginfo-32bit: before 0.113-5.21.1

libpolkit0-32bit: before 0.113-5.21.1

typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0: before 0.113-5.21.1

polkit-debugsource: before 0.113-5.21.1

polkit-debuginfo: before 0.113-5.21.1

polkit: before 0.113-5.21.1

libpolkit0-debuginfo: before 0.113-5.21.1

libpolkit0: before 0.113-5.21.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:hpe_helion_openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:polkit-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:polkit-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpolkit0-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpolkit0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-polkit-1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:polkit-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:polkit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpolkit0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpolkit0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211842-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.