Summary
It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user
UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this issue to
perform privileged actions.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A flaw was found in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.115 that allows a user with a uid greater than INT_MAX to successfully exe…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19788