CVE-2021-3560
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3560.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3560
- Related
- Published
- 2022-02-16T19:15:08Z
- Modified
- 2024-12-15T08:50:52.786592Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be used by an unprivileged local attacker to, for example, create a new local administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710
- https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3560
Affected packages
Debian:11 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source
Debian:12 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source
Debian:13 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source