CVE-2011-1485

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from…

published May 31, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05246 · 92.5th percentile
Published
2011-05-31T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAY 20:00Z
    Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from…
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