RLSA-2022:0267 --- polkitID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:4501122 | Date: (C)2023-09-15 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
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: * polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.