openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2011:0413-1 (polkit)

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openSUSE-SU-2011:0413-1 (moderate): polkit: fixing stat race condition (CVE-2011-1485) 
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Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:08:15 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: polkit: fixing stat race condition (CVE-2011-1485)
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0413-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #638784 #688788 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1485
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   A race condition exists in pkexec while trying to determine
   its caller which could lead to privilege escalation.
   CVE-2011-1485 has been assigned to this issue.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch libpolkit0-4439

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      libpolkit0-0.99-5.6.1
      polkit-0.99-5.6.1
      polkit-devel-0.99-5.6.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

      libpolkit0-32bit-0.99-5.6.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):

      polkit-doc-0.99-5.6.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1485.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/638784
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/688788