[USN-3861-1] PolicyKit vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3861-1
January 16, 2019

policykit-1 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

PolicyKit could allow unintended access.

Software Description:
- policykit-1: framework for managing administrative policies and privileges

Details:

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.105-21ubuntu0.3
  policykit-1                     0.105-21ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4
  policykit-1                     0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4
  policykit-1                     0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5
  policykit-1                     0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3861-1
  CVE-2018-19788

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-21ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-14.1ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5

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