Debian: DSA-4207-1 Moderate: PackageKit Authentication Bypass Flaw
debian
May 22, 2018
Matthias Gerstner discovered that PackageKit, a DBus abstraction layer for simple software management tasks, contains an authentication bypass flaw allowing users without privilege...
Summary
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.5-2+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages.
For the detailed security status of packagekit please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/packagekit
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: packagekit
CVE ID: CVE-2018-1106
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