CVE-2018-19788

High

Description

A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully execute any systemctl command.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPolkit
PublishedDec 3, 2018
First seenDec 3, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
polkit_project polkit0.115—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10—

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CVE-2018-19788 · Polkit · Dark Radar