Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 1, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4945
CVE-2011-4945
Description
PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:michael_biebl:policykit:0.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/nvd
- patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patchnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48817nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xmlnvd
- www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel%40lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1nvd
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