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NVD description
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.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
NONE
If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.
7 versions affected across 3 products
CVE-2026-4897 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 stan… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4897
Post summary
The text announces CVE‑2026‑4897, noting a local privilege escalation via an excessively long input to the polkit setuid binary. No proof of concept, exploit code, or patch information is provided.
7 of 7 entries
| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | freedesktop | polkit | - | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 10.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | - | - |
| OS | redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 | - | - |
| App | redhat | openshift_container_platform | 4.0 | - | - |