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ubuntuUbuntuUSN-5252-2
HistoryJan 25, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

PolicyKit vulnerability

2022-01-2500:00:00
ubuntu.com
204

7.2 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

JSON

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • policykit-1 - framework for managing administrative policies and privileges

Details

USN-5252-1 fixed a vulnerability in policykit-1. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the PolicyKit pkexec tool incorrectly handled
command-line arguments. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate
privileges to an administrator.

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HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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8.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

JSON
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