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Fedora update for PolicyKit
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29755
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Release Date:
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2008-04-09
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Popularity:
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6,621 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Fedora 8
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Fedora has issued an update for PolicyKit. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error within the PolicyKit grant helper. This can be exploited to cause a crash or to bypass authentication.
Change Page:
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