VDB
RHSA-2021%3A2238
RHSA-2021%3A2238
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Red Hat Security Advisory: polkit security update
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-devel | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-libs | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-docs | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-libs-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-debuginfo | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit-debugsource | 0, 0 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | polkit | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 3, 2021 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2238 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important article
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710 report
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2021/rhsa-2021_2238.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3560 report
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3560 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560 advisory
- https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/ article
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog article