#VU45010 Race condition in PolicyKit - CVE-2011-1485 

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#VU45010 Race condition in PolicyKit - CVE-2011-1485

Published: May 31, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45010
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1485
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
PolicyKit
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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