CVE-2011-4945

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateOct 01, 2012, 23:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-264

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.9

Vector String

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

COMPLETE

Integrity (I)

COMPLETE

Availability (A)

COMPLETE

References

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9
http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/48817
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml
http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-264

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.9

Vector String

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

COMPLETE

Integrity (I)

COMPLETE

Availability (A)

COMPLETE