RedHat polkit CVE-2021-4115 Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones. Security Fix(es): polkit: file descriptor leak allows an unprivileged user to cause a crash (CVE-2021-4115) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. SolutionFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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polkit

CVE References

CVE-2021-4115