UnratedFix available
polkit: Fix of CVE-2018-1116
Type: advisorySources: OSV
- CVE-2018-1116: polkit trusts client-supplied UID in CheckAuthorization, allowing a local attacker to spoof or DoS the authentication-agent dialog of unrelated processes.
- Products
- polkit, polkit-desktop-policy, polkit-devel, polkit-docs
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els2
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-1116
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 10:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2018-1116: polkit trusts client-supplied UID in CheckAuthorization, allowing a local attacker to spoof or DoS the authentication-agent dialog of unrelated processes.
osv:CLSA-2026-1780070303
polkit
Fixed versions: 0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els2
polkit-desktop-policy
Fixed versions: 0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els2
polkit-devel
Fixed versions: 0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els2
polkit-docs
Fixed versions: 0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els2
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1780070303",
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:31:39.419124093Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-1116"
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"references": [
"https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/centos6els/CLSA-2026-1780070303.html"
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"security_relevant": true,
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 448014,
"published_at": "2026-05-30T10:24:38+00:00"
}