CVE detail
CVE-2021-3560: Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Red Hat · Polkit
- Date added (KEV)
- May 12, 2023
- CISA due date
- Jun 02, 2023
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
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Technical detail
From CISA
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-3560US Government Resource
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