high8.8
CVE-2018-19788
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Polkit Project | Polkit | Version 0.115 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2046
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3232
- https://bugs.debian.org/915332
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/74
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4350
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2046
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3232
- https://bugs.debian.org/915332
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/74
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3861-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4350