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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: polkit security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2019:2978-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2978
Issue date:        2019-10-08
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-6133 
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1. Summary:

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

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: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork
(CVE-2019-6133)

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.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1664212 - CVE-2019-6133 polkit: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5):

Source:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.src.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5):

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-14.el7_5.1.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5):

Source:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.src.rpm

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-14.el7_5.1.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6133
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2019-2978:01 Important: polkit security update

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support

Summary

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: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork (CVE-2019-6133)
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.



Summary


Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6133 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5):
Source: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.src.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5):
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-14.el7_5.1.noarch.rpm
x86_64: polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5):
Source: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.src.rpm
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-14.el7_5.1.noarch.rpm
ppc64: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-14.el7_5.1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2978-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2978
Issued Date: : 2019-10-08
CVE Names: CVE-2019-6133

Topic

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5Extended Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.5) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1664212 - CVE-2019-6133 polkit: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork


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