=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3717-2
July 17, 2018
policykit-1 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in PolicyKit.
Software Description:
- policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and
privileges
Details:
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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libpolkit-backend-1-0 0.104-1ubuntu1.2
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-1
CVE-2015-3255, CVE-2018-1116
