Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.
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Published : 2011-05-31 20:55
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:41
NVD link : CVE-2011-1485
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1485
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1485
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Products Affected
redhat
- policykit
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')