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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 201204-06 ] PolicyKit: Multiple vulnerabilities Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: PolicyKit: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201204-06)
Severity: high
Exploitable: local
Date: April 17, 2012
Bug(s): #314535, #364973, #401513
ID: 201204-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PolicyKit, the worst of
which may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges.


Background

PolicyKit is a toolkit for controlling privileges for system-wide
services.


Affected Packages

Package: sys-auth/polkit
Vulnerable: < 0.104-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.104-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PolicyKit:
  • Error messages in the pkexec utility disclose the existence of local
    files (CVE-2010-0750).
  • The pkexec utility initially checks the effective user ID of its
    parent process for authorization, instead of checking the real user ID
    (CVE-2011-1485).
  • Members of the "wheel" group are able to execute commands as an
    administrator without a password (CVE-2011-4945).


Impact

A local attacker could gain elevated privileges or sensitive
information.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PolicyKit users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-auth/polkit-0.104-r1"
   


References

CVE-2010-0750
CVE-2011-1485
CVE-2011-4945
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