openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2018:2021-1 Moderate: Polkit Denial Of Service
opensuse
July 20, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for polkit fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-1116: Fixed trusting the client-supplied UID which could lead
to a denial of service (too many dialogs) caused by local attackers (boo#1099031)
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-735=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):
libpolkit0-0.113-14.3.1
libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-14.3.1
polkit-0.113-14.3.1
polkit-debuginfo-0.113-14.3.1
polkit-debugsource-0.113-14.3.1
polkit-devel-0.113-14.3.1
polkit-devel-debuginfo-0.113-14.3.1
typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-14.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):
polkit-doc-0.113-14.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):
libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-14.3.1
libpolkit0-debuginfo-32bit-0.113-14.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1116.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099031
--
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2021-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 42.3
Topics Covered
Get the latest News and Insights
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.
Related News
Powered By
Linux Security - Your source for Top Linux News, Advisories, HOWTOs and Feature Releases
QUICK LINKS
subscribe to newsletters!
Like staying secure? So do we.
Sign up for updates, tips, and alerts!