Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0080
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0080)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0080 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0080 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: There is a file descriptor leak in polkit, which can enable an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to file descriptor exhaustion. (CVE-2021-4115) Affected Software/OS: 'polkit' package(s) on Mageia 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-4115 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VGKWCBS6IDZYYDYM2WIWJM5BL7QQTWPF/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172849/polkit-File-Descriptor-Exhaustion.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-4115 https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/rpms/polkit/-/merge_requests/6/diffs?commit_id=bf900df04dc390d389e59aa10942b0f2b15c531e https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/-/issues/141 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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