DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4115
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4115
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4115.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4115
- Upstream
- Published
- 2022-02-21T22:15:07Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-01T20:03:10Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Debian:13 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=trixie
Debian:14 / policykit-1
Package
- Name
- policykit-1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=forky