ALSA-2022:0267
- Source
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-0267.html
- Import Source
- https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2022:0267.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2022:0267
- Related
- Published
- 2022-01-25T17:38:41Z
- Modified
- 2022-01-25T17:38:41Z
- Summary
- Important: polkit security update
- Details
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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: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector (CVE-2021-4034)
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.
- References
Affected packages
AlmaLinux:8 / polkit
Package
- Name
- polkit
AlmaLinux:8 / polkit-devel
Package
- Name
- polkit-devel
AlmaLinux:8 / polkit-docs
Package
- Name
- polkit-docs