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Debian: DSA-5059-1 Moderate: PolicyKit Local Privilege Escalation Fix

The Qualys Research Labs discovered a local privilege escalation in PolicyKit's pkexec. Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5059-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso January 25, 2022 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : policykit-1 CVE ID : CVE-2021-4034 The Qualys Research Labs discovered a local privilege escalation in PolicyKit's pkexec. Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at https://www.qualys.com/2022/01/25/cve-2021-4034/pwnkit.txt For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 0.105-25+deb10u1. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 0.105-31+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your policykit-1 packages. For the detailed security status of policykit-1 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/policykit-1 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The FreeBSD project has published Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-22:03, fixing a flaw in the userland interface of the kernel that could lead to unauthorized access.. Debian, PolicyKit Update, Local Escalation, Security Fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 25, 2022 Debian