Upstream information

CVE-2011-1485 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.9
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete

Note from the SUSE Security Team

This newer version of polkit is not shipped on SUSE Linux Enterprise 9, 10 or 11, so they are not affected. We only started shipping it with openSUSE 11.2.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1032717 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 688788 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

  • SUSE-SR:2011:008, published Tue, 03 May 2011 11:00:00 +0000
    • openSUSE-SU-2011:0412-1 openSUSE-SU-2011:0413-1

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.114-3.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.114-3.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.114-3.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.114-3.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA libpolkit0-0.114-3.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-4.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-4.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-4.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-4.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA polkit-devel-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.112-2.189
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.112-2.189
  • polkit >= 0.112-2.189
  • polkit-devel >= 0.112-2.189
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.112-2.189
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GA libpolkit0-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA polkit-devel-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.114-1.12
  • polkit >= 0.114-1.12
  • polkit-devel >= 0.114-1.12
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.114-1.12
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA libpolkit0-0.114-1.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0
  • libpolkit-agent-1-0 >= 121-2.15
  • libpolkit-gobject-1-0 >= 121-2.15
  • polkit >= 121-2.15
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 GA libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-2.15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-4.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-4.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-4.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-4.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA polkit-devel-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.112-2.189
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.112-2.189
  • polkit >= 0.112-2.189
  • polkit-devel >= 0.112-2.189
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.112-2.189
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA libpolkit0-0.112-2.158
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA polkit-devel-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-4.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA polkit-devel-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.12.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.18.1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.112-2.189
  • polkit-devel >= 0.112-2.189
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA polkit-devel-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 GA polkit-devel-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-5.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA polkit-devel-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • polkit-devel >= 0.112-2.189
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 GA polkit-devel-0.112-2.189
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-4.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-4.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-5.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.112-2.189
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 GA libpolkit0-32bit-0.112-2.189
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.114-lp150.1.6
  • polkit >= 0.114-lp150.1.6
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.114-lp150.1.6
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA libpolkit0-0.114-lp150.1.6
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libpolkit0 >= 0.113-3.4
  • libpolkit0-32bit >= 0.113-3.4
  • polkit >= 0.113-3.4
  • polkit-devel >= 0.113-3.4
  • polkit-doc >= 0.113-3.4
  • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0 >= 0.113-3.4
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10436

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 07:56:11 2013
CVE page last modified: Sat Jun 15 21:24:13 2024