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PolicyKit: authentication bypass
| Package(s): | PolicyKit | CVE #(s): | CVE-2008-1658 | ||||||
| Created: | April 9, 2008 | Updated: | April 17, 2008 | ||||||
| Description: | From the Red Hat bugzilla entry: Format string vulnerability was discovered in the PolicyKit grant helper. User may specify password with formatting sequences and cause polkit-grant-helper to crash or bypass authentication. | ||||||||
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