CVE-2018-19788
Published: 3 December 2018
A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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policykit-1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
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| trusty |
Released
(0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5)
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| xenial |
Released
(0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4)
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| bionic |
Released
(0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4)
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| cosmic |
Released
(0.105-21ubuntu0.3)
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Patches: upstream: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/commit/2cb40c4d5feeaa09325522bd7d97910f1b59e379 upstream: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/commit/b534a10727455409acd54018a9c91000e7626126 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |