SB2018123003 - OpenSUSE Linux update for polkit 

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2018123003

SB2018123003 - OpenSUSE Linux update for polkit

Published: December 30, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018123003
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19788)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PolicyKit's improper validation of permission requests for any low-privileged user with UID greater than INT_MAX, a constant in computer programming that defines what maximum value an integer variable can store, which equals to 2147483647 (in hexadecimal 0x7FFFFFFF). A local authenticated attacker with a uid greater than INT_MAX can execute any systemctl command.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References