UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1116

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1116

    Published: 10 Jul 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1116

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in polkit before version 0.116. The implementation of the polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization function in polkitd allows to test for authentication and trigger authentication of unrelated processes owned by other users. This may result in a local DoS and information disclosure.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1116, https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2018-July/000583.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: policykit-1

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    0.105-3ubuntu3

    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