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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2019.3934.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3934-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-3934-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'policykit-1' package(s) announced via the USN-3934-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-3934-1 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 relied on the fork() system
call in the Linux kernel being atomic. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to gain access to services that have cached authorizations.

Affected Software/OS:
'policykit-1' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-6133
BugTraq ID: 106537
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106537
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1692
https://git.kernel.org/linus/7b55851367136b1efd84d98fea81ba57a98304cf
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/commit/c898fdf4b1aafaa04f8ada9d73d77c8bb76e2f81
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/merge_requests/19
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0230
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0230
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0420
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0420
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:0832
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0832
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2699
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2699
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2978
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2978
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1914 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00049.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3901-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3908-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3934-2/
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