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Oracle Linux 8 ELSA-2022-0267 Critical: Local Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2022
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Crucial announcement regarding Oracle Linux addressing local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in polkit. Find comprehensive information enclosed.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[0.115-13.0.1] - Increase timeout to avoid defunct processes [Orabug: 26930744] [0.115-13.el8_5.1] - pkexec: argv overflow results in local privilege esc. - Resolves: CVE-2021-4034

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue local privilege escalation software update critical update polkit Oracle Linux

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates/polkit-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.src.rpm

x86_64

polkit-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-docs-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.noarch.rpm polkit-libs-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-libs-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

polkit-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.aarch64.rpm polkit-devel-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.aarch64.rpm polkit-docs-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.noarch.rpm polkit-libs-0.115-13.0.1.el8_5.1.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4034

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security advisory security issue local privilege escalation software update critical update polkit Oracle Linux

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