cvelist/2021/3xxx/CVE-2021-3560.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2021-3560",
        "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "n/a",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "polkit",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "polkit 0.119"
                                        }
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                                }
                            }
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    "problemtype": {
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-863"
                    }
                ]
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710",
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "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/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html",
                "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html"
            }
        ]
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    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    }
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