CVE-2011-4945

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:michael_biebl:policykit:0.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:33

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9 - () 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 - () 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 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/48817 -
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml -
References () http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html - () http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2 -
References () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513 - () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513 -
References () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1 - () 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