6.9 - CVE-2011-1485

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2011-1485	First vendor Publication	2011-05-31
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	6.9	Attack Range	Local
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	3.4	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1485

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-362	Race Condition

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13758

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13758
Title:	USN-1117-1 -- policykit-1 vulnerability
Description:	policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges Local users could gain root access by using the pkexec tool in PolicyKit.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-1117-1 CVE-2011-1485	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04	Product(s):	policykit-1
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 10.10 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND libpolkit-backend-1-0 DPKG is earlier than 0.96-2ubuntu1.1 OR Release section Ubuntu 9.10 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND libpolkit-backend-1-0 DPKG is earlier than 0.94-1ubuntu1.1 OR Release section Ubuntu 10.04 is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND libpolkit-backend-1-0 DPKG is earlier than 0.96-2ubuntu0.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15134

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15134
Title:	DSA-2319-1 policykit-1 -- race condition
Description:	Neel Mehta discovered that a race condition in Policykit, a framework for managing administrative policies and privileges, allowed local users to elevate privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec. The oldstable distribution does not contain the policykit-1 package.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-2319-1 CVE-2011-1485	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0	Product(s):	policykit-1
Definition Synopsis:
Debian 6.0 is installed GNU/Linux or GNU/kFreeBSD kernel Debian GNU/Linux is installed AND Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is installed AND Installed architecture is all AND policykit-1 DPKG is earlier than 0.96-4+squeeze1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21671

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21671
Title:	RHSA-2011:0455: polkit security update (Important)
Description:	Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2011:0455-01 CVE-2011-1485	Version:	4
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Product(s):	polkit
Definition Synopsis:
The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Packages section polkit is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-desktop-policy is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-docs is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-devel is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23637

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23637
Title:	ELSA-2011:0455: polkit security update (Important)
Description:	Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2011:0455-01 CVE-2011-1485	Version:	6
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 6	Product(s):	polkit
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 6.x rpm test polkit is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-desktop-policy is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-docs is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-devel is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27796

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27796
Title:	DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-0455 -- polkit security update (important)
Description:	[0.96-2.el6_0.1] - Include fixes for CVE-2011-1485 - Resolves: #692941
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2011-0455 CVE-2011-1485	Version:	4
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 6	Product(s):	polkit
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 6.x Packages match section polkit is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-desktop-policy is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-devel is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1 AND polkit-docs is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Redhat Policykit cpe:2.3:a:redhat:policykit:0.96:::::::*	1

ExploitDB Exploits

id	Description
2014-10-20	Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation
2011-10-08	pkexec Race Condition Privilege Escalation Exploit
2011-10-05	PolicyKit Pwnage: linux local privilege escalation on polkit-1 <= 0.101

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2012-06-06	Name : RedHat Update for polkit RHSA-2011:0455-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0455-01_polkit.nasl
2012-04-30	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-06 (polkit) File : nvt/glsa_201204_06.nasl
2011-10-16	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2319-1 (policykit-1) File : nvt/deb_2319_1.nasl
2011-05-17	Name : Fedora Update for polkit FEDORA-2011-5676 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_5676_polkit_fc14.nasl
2011-05-17	Name : Mandriva Update for polkit MDVSA-2011:086 (polkit) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_086.nasl
2011-05-10	Name : Ubuntu Update for policykit-1 USN-1117-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1117_1.nasl
0000-00-00	Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2011-109-01 polkit File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2011_109_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
72261	PolicyKit pkexec Parent Process Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation PolicyKit contains a flaw related to determining the privileges of the parent process. This may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges.

Metasploit Database

id	Description
2011-04-01	Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_libpolkit0-110427.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_libpolkit0-110427.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0455.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110419_polkit_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-06-21	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201204-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-10-10	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2319.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-06-13	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1117-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-28	Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2011-109-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-16	Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-05-10	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-5676.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-04-23	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-5589.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-04-20	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0455.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058752.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059859.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48817
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8424
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2319
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:086
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0455.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1117-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692922

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Date	Informations
2024-11-28 23:05:06	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:25:25	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:14:18	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:15:33	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 13:16:57	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:28:18	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 20:41:30	Multiple Updates
2014-11-14 13:24:22	Multiple Updates
2014-10-21 13:24:12	Multiple Updates
2014-06-14 13:30:37	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 11:01:43	Multiple Updates
2013-05-10 22:58:22	Multiple Updates
2012-12-19 13:23:47	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	5
CPE ID(s)	1
Sources(s)	10
osvdb(s)	1
ExploitDB Exploit(s)	3
Metasploit Exploit(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	7
Nessus® Exploit(s)	12

	Related
6.9	USN-1117-1
6.9	RHSA-2011:0455
6.9	MDVSA-2011:086
6.9	GLSA-201204-06
6.9	DSA-2319
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