WID-SEC-W-2022-0773

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PolicyKit: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

view advisory published 2022-02-16

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PolicyKit ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

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