SUSE: 2018:2163-1 Moderate Severity for Polkit Security Vulnerability
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August 1, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for polkit fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-1116: Fix uid comparison lacking in polkit_backend_interactive_authority_check_authorization (bsc#1099031). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-1468=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1468=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1468=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
Topics Covered
References
#1099031
Cross- CVE-2018-1116
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1116.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1099031
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2163-1
Rating: moderate
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