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Medium · CVSS 5.5CVE-2026-4897

Polkit: polkit: denial of service via unbounded input processing through standard inputCVE-2026-4897

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-4897 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Polkit: polkit: denial of service via unbounded input processing through standard input. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (generic), Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (generic), Red Hat/polkit (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Mar 26, 2026Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Oct 5, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 21, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk
Medium · CVSS 5.5
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
10 mapped packages or products
Fix availability
Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 (generic), Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 (generic), Red Hat/polkit (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
ProductAffected versionsFixed versions
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:polkit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Not reportedNot reported
Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8generic*Not reported
Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9generic*Not reported
Red Hat/polkitgeneric*Not reported

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, Red Hat/polkit.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Mar 26, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  2. Source modified

    Sep 10, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  3. First seen by HOL

    Aug 21, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referenceaccess.redhat.com
  • Source referencebugzilla.redhat.com
Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

Related CVEs

  • Sssd: sssd: denial of service via out-of-bounds read in autofs responderSame red hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 package
  • Sssd: sssd: denial of service via out-of-bounds read during passkey parsingSame red hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 package
  • Apache Struts: Unbounded request body read in the REST pluginAlso CWE-770
  • WordPress WP Spell Check plugin <= 12.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerabilitySame generic ecosystem
  • WordPress VK Google Job Posting Manager plugin <= 1.3.1 - PHP Object Injection vulnerabilitySame generic ecosystem
  • WordPress WP BASE Booking plugin <= 6.4.0 - SQL Injection vulnerabilitySame generic ecosystem

Record context

Vulnerability class
Vulnerability
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
CWE-770
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Oct 5, 2026
References
4 linked sources
Open source record