# CVE-2021-3560: A Red Hat Polkit bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2023-05-12)
Who: 
Do this: 

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Red Hat Polkit (CVE-2021-3560) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2021-3560. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Red Hat Polkit contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability through the bypassing of credential checks for D-Bus requests, allowing for privilege escalation.

## Sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1961710
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3560

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