Fedora 42 polkit Fix for Critical CVE-2026-4897 Unsanitized Getline Issue
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April 13, 2026
CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline
Summary
polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is
used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged
processes.
Update Information:
CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline
Change Log
* Fri Mar 27 2026 Jan Rybar
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2026-1774635f74
2026-04-13 00:49:53.479885+00:00
Name : polkit
Product : Fedora 42
Version : 126
Release : 3.fc42.2
URL : https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit
Summary : An authorization framework
Description :
polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is
used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged
processes.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-1774635f74' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: polkit
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 126
Release: 3.fc42.2
Summary: An authorization framework
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