CVE-2021-4034

Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability

Details

CISA date: 2022-06-27
Affected versions: Polkit
Summary: The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights.
Remediation: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Exploit info: No exploit-tagged NVD references in our cache; see the CISA KEV link below.

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