PatchTheCVEgksu-polkit vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting gksu-polkit, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
Also searched as: gksu polkit.
gksu-polkit has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2019-12-31. Highest priority: CVE-2011-0703 (score 62/100).
- CVE-2013-4161 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE MITIGATE gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applie
- CVE-2012-5617 HIGH 7.8 MITIGATE MITIGATE gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
- CVE-2011-0703 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE MITIGATE In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attack
FAQ
How do I fix gksu-polkit vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is gksu-polkit being exploited right now?
None of the tracked gksu-polkit CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which gksu-polkit CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2011-0703 currently ranks highest (62/100): In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attack.