-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: polkit security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:0189-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0189.html Issue date: 2016-02-16 CVE Names: CVE-2015-3256 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated polkit packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 3. Description: PolicyKit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. A denial of service flaw was found in how polkit handled authorization requests. A local, unprivileged user could send malicious requests to polkit, which could then cause the polkit daemon to corrupt its memory and crash. (CVE-2015-3256) All polkit users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1245684 - CVE-2015-3256 polkit: Memory corruption via javascript rule evaluation 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7): Source: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm x86_64: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7): noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm x86_64: polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7): Source: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm x86_64: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7): noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm x86_64: polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7): Source: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm ppc64: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64.rpm ppc64le: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64le.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64le.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64le.rpm s390x: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.s390.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.s390x.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.s390.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.s390x.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.s390.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.s390x.rpm x86_64: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7): Source: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm x86_64: polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3256 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFWwyOyXlSAg2UNWIIRAuSgAJ4lfCDrb4Xwe4dncC9LaF47Vdpy1gCfSOVa UCCbtlqa2plEEoP+5AdJGWU=eVWD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
PolicyKit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations.
A denial of service flaw was found in how polkit handled authorization
requests. A local, unprivileged user could send malicious requests to
polkit, which could then cause the polkit daemon to corrupt its memory and
crash. (CVE-2015-3256)
All polkit users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for
this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3256 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.src.rpm
noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-6.el7_2.noarch.rpm
ppc64:
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm
polkit-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-6.el7_2.ppc.rpm
Read the Full Advisory
Updated polkit packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
1245684 - CVE-2015-3256 polkit: Memory corruption via javascript rule evaluation
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