CVE-2018-1116
polkit: Improper authorization in polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · July 10, 2018
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
It was found that Polkit's CheckAuthorization and RegisterAuthenticationAgent D-Bus calls did not validate the client provided UID. A specially crafted program could use this flaw to submit arbitrary UIDs, triggering various denial of service or minor disclosures, such as which authentication is cached in the victim's session.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization