polkit security update (CVE-2026-85498)
polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. Security Fix(es): A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Polkit. The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the read_cookie function, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.(CVE-2026-85498)
polkit security update (CVE-2026-85498)
Description
polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. Security Fix(es): A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Polkit. The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the read_cookie function, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.(CVE-2026-85498)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.6medium
Affected software
pkg:rpm/openEuler/polkit&distro=openEuler-24.03-LTS-SP4Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- OESA-2026-4050
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.2
- Ecosystems
- ["openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP4"]
- Database Specific Severity
- Medium
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6ab5fb9af7a7c5410655d1d2
Added to database: 09/25/2026, 04:42:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 04:42:02 UTC
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