Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884196
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS: Security Advisory for polkit (CESA-2022:0274)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:0274 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit' package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:0274 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones. Security Fix(es): * polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector (CVE-2021-4034) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Affected Software/OS: 'polkit' package(s) on CentOS 7. 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-2021-4034 https://www.secpod.com/blog/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-major-linux-distributions-cve-2021-4034/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166196/Polkit-pkexec-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166200/Polkit-pkexec-Privilege-Escalation.html https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2022-001 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025869 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-330556.pdf https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/-/commit/a2bf5c9c83b6ae46cbd5c779d3055bff81ded683 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html https://www.qualys.com/2022/01/25/cve-2021-4034/pwnkit.txt https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220818-0001/ https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000020564
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