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CVE-2021-4034

Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability

Description

The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights.

Recommended action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA remediation due date for U.S. federal agencies: 18 Jul 2022.

Collected automatically from public sources. Verify affected versions and fixes in the vendor's notice before acting.