USN-5252-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4034)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-01-25 19:30 – Updated: 2026-06-29 10:52 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
policykit-1 vulnerability
Details
USN-5252-1 fixed a vulnerability in policykit-1. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the PolicyKit pkexec tool incorrectly handled command-line arguments. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges to an administrator.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
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"binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0",
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"0.105-13",
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"0.105-14",
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"0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
"0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4",
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "USN-5252-1 fixed a vulnerability in policykit-1. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that the PolicyKit pkexec tool incorrectly handled\n command-line arguments. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate\n privileges to an administrator.\n",
"id": "USN-5252-2",
"modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:53Z",
"published": "2022-01-25T19:30:35Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5252-2"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4034"
}
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"summary": "policykit-1 vulnerability",
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}
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