SUSE-SU-2018:2163-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2163-1

    Published: 1 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1116
    Aliases:
    CVE-2018-1116

    Summary: Security update for polkit

    Details: This update for polkit fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-1116: Fix uid comparison lacking in polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization (bsc#1099031).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182163-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099031, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: polkit

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.113-5.9.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High