cvelist/2021/3xxx/CVE-2021-3560.json
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{
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ID": "CVE-2021-3560",
"ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
"STATE": "PUBLIC"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"vendor_name": "n/a",
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "polkit",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_value": "polkit 0.119"
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "CWE-863"
}
]
}
]
},
"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"
}
]
},
"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."
}
]
}
}