USN-4980-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4980-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4980-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4980-1
Related
Published
2021-06-03T10:51:20.992479Z
Modified
2021-06-03T10:51:20.992479Z
Summary
policykit-1 vulnerability
Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered that polkit incorrectly handled errors in the polkitsystembusnamegetcredssync function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-26ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.105-26ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-26ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1-doc"
        }
    ]
}