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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704207
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4207-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'packagekit' package(s) announced via the DSA-4207-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'packagekit' package(s) announced via the DSA-4207-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Matthias Gerstner discovered that PackageKit, a DBus abstraction layer for simple software management tasks, contains an authentication bypass flaw allowing users without privileges to install local packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.5-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages.

For the detailed security status of packagekit please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'packagekit' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1106
Debian Security Information: DSA-4207 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4207
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1224
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/
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