ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·6/27/2022
CVE-2021-4034 added to CISA KEV: Red Hat Polkit
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-06-27
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-07-18
Why this matters
The Red Hat polkit pkexec utility contains an out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation with administrative rights.
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