CVE-2011-4945

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.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2	mailing list
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513
http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1
http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48817	third party advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4945?: CVE-2011-4945 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4945?: To fix CVE-2011-4945, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4945 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4945 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-264 – Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Frequently Asked Questions