CVE catalog
CVE-2018-8885
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8885
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.21% · Oct 25, 2026
It was discovered that Screen Resolution Extra was using PolicyKit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.15ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17.1.1~14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 16.04 | 0.17.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 16.04 | 0.17.1.1~16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.15ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.16ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 14.04 | 0.17.1.1~14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 16.04 | 0.17.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | 16.04 | 0.17.1.1~16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | deb | 14.04 | 0.17.1.1~14.04.1 | Not reported | USN-3607-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | deb | 16.04 | 0.17.1.1~16.04.1 | Not reported | USN-3607-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | deb | 14.04 | 0.17.1.1~14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8885 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | screen-resolution-extra | deb | 16.04 | 0.17.1.1~16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8885 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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