DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4945
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945
Upstream
Published
2012-10-01T23:55:00.800Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:38.448121Z
Summary
[none]
Details

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945.json"

Debian:12 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945.json"

Debian:13 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945.json"

Debian:14 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4945.json"