PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.
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Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 01:33
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9 - | |
References | () http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/48817 - | |
References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml - | |
References | () http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2 - | |
References | () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513 - | |
References | () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1 - |
Information
Published : 2012-10-01 23:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:33
NVD link : CVE-2011-4945
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4945
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4945
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Products Affected
michael_biebl
- policykit
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls