Red Hat Polkit Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2021-3560)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2023-05-12 · CVE-2021-3560
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation. CISA added CVE-2021-3560 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 12, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 2, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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