{ "document": { "aggregate_severity": { "text": "High" }, "category": "csaf_vex", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "text": "TuxCare License Agreement", "tlp": { "label": "WHITE", "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Cloud Linux Inc. and provide a link to the original.", "title": "Terms of Use" } ], "publisher": { "category": "vendor", "contact_details": "https://tuxcare.com/contact/", "name": "TuxCare", "namespace": "https://tuxcare.com/" }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/oraclelinux6els/vex/2021/cve-2021-3560-els_os-oraclelinux6els.json" } ], "title": "Security update on CVE-2021-3560", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2025-12-23T22:15:38Z", "generator": { "date": "2025-12-23T22:15:38Z", "engine": { "name": "pyCSAF" } }, "id": "CVE-2021-3560-ELS_OS-ORACLELINUX6ELS", "initial_release_date": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z", "number": "1", "summary": "Initial version" }, { "date": "2025-11-29T11:11:36Z", "number": "2", "summary": "Official Publication" }, { "date": "2025-12-23T22:15:38Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Update document" } ], "status": "final", "version": "2" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_name", "name": "Oracle Linux 6", "product": { "name": "Oracle Linux 6", "product_id": "Oracle-Linux-6", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" } } } ], "category": "product_family", "name": "Oracle Linux" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Oracle Corporation" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version", "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product": { "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_id": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/polkit-devel@0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1?arch=x86_64" } } } ], "category": "architecture", "name": "x86_64" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version", "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "product": { "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "product_id": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/polkit-devel@0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1?arch=i686" } } } ], "category": "architecture", "name": "i686" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "TuxCare" } ], "relationships": [ { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64 as a component of Oracle Linux 6", "product_id": "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" }, "product_reference": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "relates_to_product_reference": "Oracle-Linux-6" }, { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686 as a component of Oracle Linux 6", "product_id": "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686" }, "product_reference": "polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "relates_to_product_reference": "Oracle-Linux-6" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2021-3560", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-863", "name": "Incorrect Authorization" }, "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "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.", "title": "Vulnerability description" }, { "category": "general", "text": "The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.", "title": "CVSS score applicability" }, { "category": "other", "text": "TuxCare has assessed that this vulnerability does not impact any currently supported TuxCare products. This evaluation may change as new information becomes available. For additional details regarding this vulnerability and affected products, refer to the provided references.", "title": "Statement" } ], "product_status": { "known_not_affected": [ "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/cve/CVE-2021-3560" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172836/polkit-Authentication-Bypass.html" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.html", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172846/Facebook-Fizz-Denial-Of-Service.html" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/", "url": "https://github.blog/2021-06-10-privilege-escalation-polkit-root-on-linux-with-bug/" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-3560", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-3560" } ], "release_date": "2022-02-16T19:15:00Z", "scores": [ { "cvss_v2": { "accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0" }, "cvss_v3": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1" }, "products": [ "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] } ], "threats": [ { "category": "impact", "details": "Important" }, { "category": "impact", "details": "important", "product_ids": [ "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.i686", "Oracle-Linux-6:polkit-devel-0:0.96-11.el6_10.1.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] } ] } ] }