USN-3861-2: PolicyKit vulnerability

policykit-1 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary

PolicyKit could allow unintended access.

Software Description

  • policykit-1 - framework for managing administrative policies and privileges

Details

USN-3861-1 fixed a vulnerability in PolicyKit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this issue to perform privileged actions.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libpolkit-backend-1-0 - 0.104-1ubuntu1.4
policykit-1 - 0.104-1ubuntu1.4

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References



from Ubuntu Security Notices http://bit.ly/2SY3685