{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-4897",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4897",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-4897 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-33ubuntu0.1, released March 26, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "polkit: A flaw was found in polkit",
  "description": "A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the \u0060polkit-agent-helper-1\u0060 setuid binary via standard input (stdin). This unbounded input can lead to an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.",
  "published": "2026-03-26T08:16:00Z",
  "severity": "moderate",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00156,
  "epssPercentile": 0.04754,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-polkit-1.0-0.105-33ubuntu0.1",
      "released": "2026-03-26T08:16:00Z"
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-gir1.2-polkit-1.0-124-2ubuntu1.24.04.3",
      "released": "2026-03-26T08:16:00Z"
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      "released": "2026-03-26T08:16:00Z"
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libpolkit-gobject-1-0-0.105-33ubuntu0.1",
      "released": "2026-03-26T08:16:00Z"
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