Security Advisory catalog CVE-2026-85498 Historical advisory recorded 30 Oct 2026 02:48:55 UTC. Read the latest advisory .
cve-program · CVE-2026-85498 Published
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).
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cve-program · CVE-2026-85498 Published polkit-main https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
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"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Hardened Images",
"collectionURL": "https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/",
"packageName": "polkit-main",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "127-5.1.hum1",
"lessThan": "*",
"versionType": "rpm",
"status": "unaffected"
}
],
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1"
]
} polkit https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
]
} polkit-pkla-compat https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-pkla-compat",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
]
} polkit https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
]
} polkit-gnome https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-gnome",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
]
} polkit https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
]
} polkit-kde https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-kde",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
]
} polkit-pkla-compat https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-pkla-compat",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
]
} polkit-qt https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-qt",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
]
} polkit https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
]
} polkit-pkla-compat https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-pkla-compat",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
]
} polkit https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
]
} polkit-pkla-compat https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "polkit-pkla-compat",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
]
} openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
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]
} openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4",
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"packageName": "openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
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]
} openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
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"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"cpes": [
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]
} Original source record · Cite this exact observation · Complete original publisher JSON