- Polkit PKExec Vulnerability - E.170

Polkit PKExec Vulnerability

Category: Penetration-Testing

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Creator: Jan-Maurice Dahlmanns

Created: 2022-01-29 22:58:22

Modified: 2024-11-19 04:48:52

Views: 324

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The most actual systems have an update for this. If not you can close this vulnerability by executing:
chmod 0755 /usr/bin/pkexec

This will remove the SUID Bit from the File.
More info here: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4034

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System - 2024-11-05 18:28:14

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