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cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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VendorFreedesktop (2c544e5d-e68e-5b35-a616-dc08f0ba697e)
ProductPolkit (f11f5cdc-8d89-5b08-a513-6e8b387b1193)
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NotesImported from purl2cpe mapping

PURL mappings

PURLSourceLast updated
pkg:github/freedesktop/polkit purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:04.123286
pkg:gitlab/redhat/polkit purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:04.123290
pkg:rpm/centos/polkit purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:04.123292
pkg:rpm/fedora/polkit purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:04.123295
pkg:rpm/opensuse/polkit purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:14:04.123298

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-2568 vulnerable 2026-06-03 14:35:43.404948 Details available
pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.963Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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