CVE-2018-1116

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 10, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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