CVE-2021-3560 — Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
CVE-2021-3560: Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Red Hat |
| Product | Polkit |
| Date added | 2023-05-12 |
| Due date | 2023-06-02 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog