Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2035-2
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-6133 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-6133 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for polkit fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-6133: Fixed improper caching of auth decisions, which could bypass uid checking in the interactive backend (bsc#1121826).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2019-2035=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-5-2019-2035=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS 12-SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.18.1
    • libpolkit0-0.113-5.18.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.18.1
    • polkit-0.113-5.18.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.18.1
    • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.18.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 (aarch64)
    • polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.18.1
    • libpolkit0-0.113-5.18.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.18.1
    • polkit-0.113-5.18.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.18.1
    • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.18.1

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