Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2018.3717.2
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3717-2)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-3717-2 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-3717-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-3717-1 fixed a vulnerability in PolicyKit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain duplicate action IDs. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges. (CVE-2015-3255) Matthias Gerstner discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly checked users. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause authentication dialogs to show up for other users, leading to a denial of service or an information leak. (CVE-2018-1116) Affected Software/OS: 'policykit-1' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3255 1035023 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023 GLSA-201611-07 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07 USN-3717-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/ [polkit-devel] 20150702 polkit-0.113 released http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673 openSUSE-SU-2015:1734 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html openSUSE-SU-2015:1927 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1116 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00042.html
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