CVE-2011-4945

Published: Oct 1, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.

Affected (1)

Products: Michael Biebl: Policykit

Michael Biebl

1 product

Policykit

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Michael Biebl Policykit	Version 0.103

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (18)

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/48817

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9