CVE-2021-4034: Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability
The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2022-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
12ebe0a4e7d9817fe0f6
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2021-4034
Use and citation
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