Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 update for polkit



Published: 2022-01-26 | Updated: 2023-04-27
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-4034
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

polkit (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU60007

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4034

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the calling parameters count in the pkexec setuid binary, which causes the binary to execute environment variables as commands. A local user can craft environment variables in a way that they will be processed and executed by pkexec and execute arbitrary commands on the system as root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.3

polkit (Red Hat package): before 0.112-12.el7_3.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0270


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?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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