CVE-2021-3560

polkit: The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges

CVE-2021-3560 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1, released June 3, 2021. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 12, 2023. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

Patch nowCISA KEV
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
Exploited
Listed by CISA
CISA KEV
May 12, 2023
Federal due date Jun 2, 2023
EPSS
0.2219
97th percentile

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones. Security Fix(es): * polkit: local privilege escalation using polkit_system_bus_name_get_creds_sync() (CVE-2021-3560) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gir1.2-polkit-1.0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 Jun 3, 2021
gir1.2-polkit-1.0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.105-31 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-31 Jun 3, 2021
libpolkit-agent-1-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 Jun 3, 2021
libpolkit-agent-1-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.105-31 libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.105-31 Jun 3, 2021
libpolkit-gobject-1-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 Jun 3, 2021
libpolkit-gobject-1-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.105-31 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-31 Jun 3, 2021
policykit-1 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 0.105-31 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3560 Feb 16, 2022
policykit-1 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.105-31 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3560 Feb 16, 2022
policykit-1 · Debian 14 0.105-31 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3560 Feb 16, 2022
policykit-1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 policykit-1 0.105-26ubuntu1.1 Jun 3, 2021
policykit-1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.105-31 policykit-1 0.105-31 Jun 3, 2021
polkit · RHEL 8 0:0.115-11.el8_4.1 RHSA-2021:2238 Jun 3, 2021
polkit · ol 8 0:0.115-11.0.1.el8_4.1 ELSA-2021-2238 Jun 4, 2021
polkit-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.115-11.el8_4.1 RHSA-2021:2238 Jun 3, 2021
polkit-devel · ol 8 0:0.115-11.0.1.el8_4.1 ELSA-2021-2238 Jun 4, 2021
polkit-docs · RHEL 8 0:0.115-11.el8_4.1 RHSA-2021:2238 Jun 3, 2021
polkit-docs · ol 8 0:0.115-11.0.1.el8_4.1 ELSA-2021-2238 Jun 4, 2021
polkit-libs · RHEL 8 0:0.115-11.el8_4.1 RHSA-2021:2238 Jun 3, 2021
polkit-libs · ol 8 0:0.115-11.0.1.el8_4.1 ELSA-2021-2238 Jun 4, 2021

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