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Fedora 42 polkit Fix for Critical CVE-2026-4897 Unsanitized Getline Issue

CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-1774635f74 2026-04-13 00:49:53.479885+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : polkit Product : Fedora 42 Version : 126 Release : 3.fc42.2 URL : https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Mar 27 2026 Jan Rybar - 126-3.2 - CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-1774635f74' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Fedora 42 polkit patch fixes CVE-2026-4897 for unsanitized getline, improving authorization security.. Fedora 42 polkit patch CVE-2026-4897 unsanitized getline authorization. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Apr 13, 2026 Critical Fedora
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Fedora 43 polkit CVE-2026-4897 Update on Unsanitized Input Risk

CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-387a47c82b 2026-04-02 01:05:52.796913+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : polkit Product : Fedora 43 Version : 126 Release : 6.fc43.2 URL : https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Mar 27 2026 Jan Rybar - 126-6.2 - CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-387a47c82b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Discover the Fedora 43 polkit update regarding unsanitized input, including important risk details and mitigation steps.. Fedora Update, polkit, unsanitized input, security advisory, CVE-2026-4897. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Apr 02, 2026 Important Fedora
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Fedora 44 Polkit Important Unsanitized Input Fix FEDORA-2026-054c0e22d1

CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-054c0e22d1 2026-03-31 00:16:35.926178+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : polkit Product : Fedora 44 Version : 127 Release : 2.fc44.2 URL : https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Mar 27 2026 Jan Rybar - 127-2.2 - CVE-2026-4897 aisle.com fix of unsanitized getline -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-054c0e22d1' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Polkit update for Fedora 44 addresses CVE-2026-4897 fixing unsanitized getline issues. Ensure your system is secure.. Polkit Fedora Security Fix CVE-2026-4897. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Mar 31, 2026 Important Fedora
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Fedora 43 polkit Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-0e9ef494fc

backport of upstream commits 9dca831, 4e67dde. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-0e9ef494fc 2026-03-10 00:53:06.309253+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : polkit Product : Fedora 43 Version : 126 Release : 6.fc43.1 URL : https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: backport of upstream commits 9dca831, 4e67dde -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Wed Mar 4 2026 Jan Rybar - 126-6.1 - backport of upstream commits 9dca831, 4e67dde - PolkitSubject: avoid g_dbus warning -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-0e9ef494fc' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Update for polkit on Fedora 43 includes backported upstream commits to improve authorization framework.. Fedora Update, polkit Update, polkit Security Advisory, Authorization Framework, DNF Upgrade. . Severity: Informational. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Mar 10, 2026 Informational Fedora
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Fedora 38 - FEDORA-2023-41bdb7dba8 Moderate: Polkit Permission Change

config file permission change to increase security of polkitd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2023-41bdb7dba8 2023-04-17 01:21:13.055008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : polkit Product : Fedora 38 Version : 122 Release : 3.fc38.1 URL : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/ Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: config file permission change to increase security of polkitd --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Mar 30 2023 Jan Rybar - 122-3.1 - config file permission change to increase security of polkitd - Resolves: bz#2182784 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2182784 - polkit: Privilege escalation from polkitd user https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2182784 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-41bdb7dba8' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam, report it: . Crucial Fedora patch for polkit enhances permissions to fortify security, addressing possible privilege escalation vulnerabilities.. Fedora Update, Polkit Security, Permission Management. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Apr 17, 2023 Fedora
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Fedora 37: 2023-4936e4e7f1 Moderate: Polkit Permission Change

config file permission change to increase security of polkitd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2023-4936e4e7f1 2023-04-13 01:53:04.374252 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : polkit Product : Fedora 37 Version : 121 Release : 4.fc37.2 URL : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/ Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: config file permission change to increase security of polkitd --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Tue Apr 11 2023 Jan Rybar - 122-3.2 - revert config file location * Thu Mar 30 2023 Jan Rybar - 122-3.1 - config file permission change to increase security of polkitd - Resolves: bz#2182784 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2182784 - polkit: Privilege escalation from polkitd user https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2182784 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-4936e4e7f1' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribesend an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam, report it: . Modifying configuration file permissions improves the security of polkitd in Fedora 37. Ensure you update promptly to mitigate this vital concern.. Fedora, Polkit, Security Update, Config Permissions, Authorization Framework. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Apr 13, 2023 Important Fedora
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Fedora 34 FEDORA-2022-5e6d5fe680 Moderate Polkit File Leak

Security fix for CVE-2021-4115. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2022-5e6d5fe680 2022-03-03 15:50:19.518051 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : polkit Product : Fedora 34 Version : 0.117 Release : 3.fc34.3 URL : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/ Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2021-4115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Wed Feb 16 2022 Jan Rybar - 0.117-3.3 - file descriptor exhaustion (GHSL-2021-077) - Resolves: CVE-2021-4115 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2007534 - CVE-2021-4115 polkit: file descriptor leak allows an unprivileged user to cause a crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2007534 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-5e6d5fe680' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . Important update for Fedora 34 users: Address the CVE-2021-4115 polkit vulnerability to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation on your system. Fedora 34 Security Update,polkit Security Issue,system authorization fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Mar 03, 2022 Fedora
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Fedora 34 FEDORA-2022-1acf1bb522 Moderate Polkit Local Escalation

Security fix for CVE-2021-4034. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2022-1acf1bb522 2022-01-26 23:39:02.085183 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : polkit Product : Fedora 34 Version : 0.117 Release : 3.fc34.2 URL : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/ Summary : An authorization framework Description : polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations. It is used for allowing unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2021-4034 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Tue Jan 25 2022 Jan Rybar - 0.117-3.2 - pkexec: argv overflow results in local privilege esc. - Resolves: CVE-2021-4034 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #2025869 - CVE-2021-4034 polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025869 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-1acf1bb522' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code ofConduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . This patch addresses a severe vulnerability in polkit for Fedora 34, guaranteeing secure handling of authorization requests.. Fedora Update,Polkit Security Fix,Authorization Framework. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Jan 26, 2022 Fedora
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