USN-3861-1

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    USN-3861-1

    Published: 16 Jan 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: policykit-1 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this issue to perform privileged actions.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3861-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/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