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Unscored RHSA-2011:0455 1 CVE

Red Hat Security Advisory: polkit security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 20

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-devel 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::client polkit-docs 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-devel 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::computenode polkit-docs 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-devel 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::server polkit-docs 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-debuginfo 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-desktop-policy 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-devel 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
Red Hat · RHEL 6 enterprise_linux:6::workstation polkit-docs 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2011-1485 Public exploit

    Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privi…

    policykit-1 Debian

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=692922
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_0455.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1485
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1485
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1485