DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85498: Low severity debian/policykit-1 vulnerability
Published Oct 29, 2026
·Updated
A flaw was found in polkit. When processing input that begins with a null byte, an arithmetic error in the authentication agent helper causes an integer underflow during buffer length calculation, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory read. An attacker capable of supplying crafted input can trigger this flaw, potentially causing an application crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected Software
1 affected component
debian/policykit-1*
Event History
Oct 29, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·09:17 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:17 AM
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