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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

Apr 13, 2026 •Critical Fedora