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 from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

CVSS v2.0

6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

5.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92th percentile

Published

2011-05-31

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• Pashkela/CVE-2011-14850★ · 2013-06-16
• bluedragonsecurity/CVE-2011-1485-pkexec-exploit

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/pkexec.rb

ExploitDB entries (3)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35021
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17942
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17932

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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