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CVE-2026-4897
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-03-26T15:16:43.017 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:57:24.830

Summary

A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the `polkit-agent-helper-1` setuid binary via standard input (stdin). This unbounded input can lead to an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.

Affected products

freedesktop — polkit

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References

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