linrunner TLP up to 1.9.0 Polkit improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in linrunner TLP up to 1.9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Polkit. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-67859. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in linrunner TLP up to 1.9.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Polkit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released by Matthias Gerstner. It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-67859. The exploitation is known to be easy. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 282446 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-67859), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (282446). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 282446
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-67859

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: TLP 1.9.1

Timelineinfo

01/07/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/08/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Matthias Gerstner
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-67859 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-67859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339971

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2026 22:35
Updated: 01/08/2026 18:41
Changes: 01/07/2026 22:35 (54), 01/08/2026 18:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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