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Ubuntu 21.10, 20.04 LTS USN-5304-1 Moderate: PolicyKit DoS

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Debian Security Advisory DSA-5001-1 emphasizes a Node.js flaw that might lead to information disclosure via manipulated inputs.
policykit-1 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted data.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service ubuntu policykit

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: policykit-1 0.105-31ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: policykit-1 0.105-26ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5304-1

CVE-2021-4115

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February 28, 2022

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security advisory moderate denial of service ubuntu policykit

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-31ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-26ubuntu1.3

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