CVE-2011-1485
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...
- Published
- May 31, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Oct 5, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 92.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
5- CVE-2011-1485-pkexec-exploitExploit
CVE-2011-1485 - Linux pkexec and polkitd 0.96 race condition privilege escalation exploit. Developed in 2011 by Antonius (ev1lut10n / w1sdom)
CVE-2011-1485 - Published: 2011-04-01 - PolicyKit:
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