Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841557
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1953-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-1953-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-1953-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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. Affected Software/OS: 'policykit-1' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4288 RHSA-2013:1270 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html RHSA-2013:1460 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html USN-1953-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1 [oss-security] 20130918 Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4 [oss-security] 20130918 Re: Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626 http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 openSUSE-SU-2013:1527 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html openSUSE-SU-2013:1528 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html openSUSE-SU-2013:1617 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html openSUSE-SU-2013:1620 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
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