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HistoryJun 03, 2021 - 7:54 a.m.

Important: polkit security update

2021-06-0307:54:47
Google
osv.dev
18

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.1%

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.

Security Fix(es):

  • polkit: local privilege escalation using polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync() (CVE-2021-3560)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.