Description (CNA)
The polkit_backend_action_pool_init function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 might allow local users to gain privileges via duplicate action IDs in action descriptions.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590