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SUSE: 2019:2018-1 Important: polkit Authentication Bypass Issue

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Calendar Grey July 30, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch introduces an essential remedy for polkit to tackle flawed caching of authorization choices. Upgrade immediately!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for polkit fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-6133: Fixed improper caching of auth decisions, which could bypass uid checking in the interactive backend (bsc#1121826). 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 Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-2018=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-2018=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

References

#1121826

Cross- CVE-2019-6133

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6133.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1121826

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2018-1
Rating: important

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