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Ubuntu alert USN-1953-1 (policykit-1)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1953-1 September 18, 2013 policykit-1 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: polkit could be tricked into giving out improper authorization. Software Description: - policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges Details: It was discovered that polkit didn't allow applications to use the pkcheck tool in a way which prevented a race condition in the UID lookup. A local attacker could use this flaw to possibly escalate privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: policykit-1 0.105-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: policykit-1 0.104-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: policykit-1 0.104-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: policykit-1 0.96-2ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1953-1 CVE-2013-4288 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-1u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.104-2u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.104-1u... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.96-2ub... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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