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HistoryJun 03, 2021 - 10:51 a.m.

policykit-1 vulnerability

2021-06-0310:51:20
Google
osv.dev
12
policykit
vulnerability
privilege escalation
kevin backhouse

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.012

Percentile

85.1%

Kevin Backhouse discovered that polkit incorrectly handled errors in the
polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync function. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.