CVE-2008-1658

Publication date 11 April 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Format string vulnerability in the grant helper (polkit-grant-helper.c) in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
policykit	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
policykit	Upstream: http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=PolicyKit.git;a=commitdiff;h=5bc86a14cc0e356bcf8b5f861674f842869b1be7

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1658