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CVE ID:CVE-2021-3560
Description:It was found that polkit could be tricked into bypassing the credential checks for D-Bus requests, elevating the privileges of the requestor to the root user. This flaw could be used by an unprivileged local attacker to, for example, create a new local administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Test IDs: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2022.1090   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844968   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2311   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.879774   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.879716   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2021.1842.1   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0244   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2021.158.02   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2738   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2561   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853849   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853920   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2021.1844.1   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2765   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2537   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2021.1843.1  
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3560
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710
https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/
https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/




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