CVE - CVE-2021-3560

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-3560	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be used by an unprivileged local attacker to, for example, create a new local administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
References
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MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710 MISC:https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/ URL:https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20210520	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210520)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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