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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3934-2 Moderate: PolicyKit Access Issue

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Calendar Grey September 2, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical flaw in PolicyKit on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM permits unauthorized access. Security update recommended.
PolicyKit could allow unintended access.

Summary

PolicyKit could allow unintended access.

Software Description:

- policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges

Details:

USN-3934-1 fixed a vulnerability in Policykit. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly relied on the fork() system

call in the Linux kernel being atomic. A local attacker could possibly use

this issue to gain access to services that have cached authorizations.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update access issue Ubuntu policykit

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.104-1ubuntu1.5
  policykit-1                     0.104-1ubuntu1.5

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3934-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3934-1

CVE-2019-6133

Severity
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September 02, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update access issue Ubuntu policykit

Package Information

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