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CVE-2026-85498
low
Description
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).
References
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-112679
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2528347