gsd-2021-4115
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned
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CVE-2021-4115


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