Actively exploited
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since June 27, 2022.
CVE-2021-4034
Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability
Added to KEV June 27, 2022
Alert details
- Source feed
- CISA KEV
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-4034
- CWE
- CWE-787
- Affected products
- Polkit · Red Hat Polkit · Red Hat
What happened
The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights.
What it means for your business
Red Hat Polkit is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (CVE-2021-4034). The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights. CISA remediation due date: 2022-07-18. If you need help checking exposure, call (864) 335-9223.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: July 18, 2022
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