CVE-2018-1116 describes a flaw in polkit versions prior to 0.116, affecting various distributions of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. This vulnerability allows an authenticated local attacker to trigger authentication for unrelated processes owned by other users. The severity is rated Medium (CVSS 4.4), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, with potential impacts including information disclosure and a local denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
< 0.115CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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