[USN-3861-2] PolicyKit vulnerability

[Leonidas S. Barbosa]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3861-2
January 16, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

PolicyKit could allow unintended access.

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

Details:

USN-3861-1 fixed a vulnerability in PolicyKit. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 12.04 ESM:
  libpolkit-backend-1-0           0.104-1ubuntu1.4
  policykit-1                     0.104-1ubuntu1.4

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3861-2
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3861-1
  CVE-2018-19788
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