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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1485

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1485 PUBLISHED

Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13policykit-10, 0, 0
Debian:11policykit-10, 0, 0
Debian:14policykit-10, 0, 0
Debian:12policykit-10, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 31, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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