CVE-2019-6133
Polkit Forked Authorization Bypass
Description
In PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115, the "start time" protection mechanism can be bypassed because fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are improperly cached. This is related to lack of uid checking in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 11, 2019, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6133
vulnerability.
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CVE-2019-6133 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-362 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2978 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2699 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00049.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/merge_requests/19 Third Party Advisory https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/merge_requests/19 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0832 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0832 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0832 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22715344 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22715344 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1692 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1692 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22715344 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/ Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-1/ Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0420 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0420 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0420 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0230 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0230 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106537 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106537 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/linus/7b55851367136b1efd84d98fea81ba57a98304cf No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/linus/7b55851367136b1efd84d98fea81ba57a98304cf Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/merge_requests/19 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/merge_requests/19 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1692 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1692 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/commit/c898fdf4b1aafaa04f8ada9d73d77c8bb76e2f81 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/commit/c898fdf4b1aafaa04f8ada9d73d77c8bb76e2f81 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:0.115:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0230 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106537 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-6133 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-6133
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.03%
score
0.31819
percentile