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Severity: Medium
ID: 55075
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1117-1.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 6/13/2011
Updated: 9/19/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpolkit-backend-1-0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2011
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation)
CVE: CVE-2011-1485
BID: 47496
USN: 1117-1