ALSA-2022:1546

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1546.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2022:1546.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2022:1546
Related
Published
2022-04-26T13:49:20Z
Modified
2023-03-13T16:33:23Z
Summary
Moderate: polkit security update
Details

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: file descriptor leak allows an unprivileged user to cause a crash (CVE-2021-4115)

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.115-13.el8_5.2

AlmaLinux:8 / polkit-devel

Package

Name
polkit-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.115-13.el8_5.2

AlmaLinux:8 / polkit-docs

Package

Name
polkit-docs

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.115-13.el8_5.2

AlmaLinux:8 / polkit-libs

Package

Name
polkit-libs

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.115-13.el8_5.2