DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1485

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1485
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1485.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1485
Upstream
Published
2011-05-31T20:55:02Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:13:39Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.101-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.101-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.101-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.101-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}