SB2022021838 - SUSE update for polkit
Published: February 18, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022021838
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4115)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to process file descriptor exhaustion in polkit. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.