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Synopsis:          Moderate: polkit security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2019:2046-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2046
Issue date:        2019-08-06
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-19788 
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1. Summary:

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

3. Description:

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide
privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for
non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.

Security Fix(es):

* polkit: Improper handling of user with uid > INT_MAX leading to
authentication bypass (CVE-2018-19788)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1655925 - CVE-2018-19788 polkit: Improper handling of user with uid > INT_MAX leading to authentication bypass

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):

Source:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm

noarch:
polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm
polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19788
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2019-2046:01 Moderate: polkit security and bug fix update

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Summary

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.
Security Fix(es):
* polkit: Improper handling of user with uid > INT_MAX leading to authentication bypass (CVE-2018-19788)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.



Summary


Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19788 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm
ppc64: polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: polkit-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: polkit-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.s390.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: polkit-0.112-22.el7.src.rpm
noarch: polkit-docs-0.112-22.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: polkit-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-debuginfo-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.i686.rpm polkit-devel-0.112-22.el7.x86_64.rpm
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Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2046-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2046
Issued Date: : 2019-08-06
CVE Names: CVE-2018-19788

Topic

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1655925 - CVE-2018-19788 polkit: Improper handling of user with uid > INT_MAX leading to authentication bypass


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