ID CVE-2021-4115
Summary There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:0.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:0.117:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 12-06-2023 - 07:16)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Last major update 12-06-2023 - 07:16
Published 21-02-2022 - 22:15
Last modified 12-06-2023 - 07:16
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