CVE-2018-8885

screenresolution-mechanism in screen-resolution-extra 0.17.2 does not properly use the PolicyKit D-Bus API, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a race condition via a setuid or pkexec process that is mishandled in a PolicyKitService._check_permission call.
References
Link Resource
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3607-1/ Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3607-1/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:screen-resolution-extra:0.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:14

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References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3607-1/ - Vendor Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3607-1/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-03-28 20:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:14


NVD link : CVE-2018-8885

Mitre link : CVE-2018-8885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-8885


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
  • screen-resolution-extra
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')