UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19788

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19788

    Published: 3 Dec 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-19788

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19788, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3861-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3861-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19788

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: policykit-1

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5

    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