Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21671
Revision Date:2014-02-24Version:5
Title:RHSA-2011:0455: polkit security update (Important)
Description:Race condition in the pkexec utility and polkitd daemon in PolicyKit (aka polkit) 0.96 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program from pkexec, related to the use of the effective user ID instead of the real user ID.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2011-1485
RHSA-2011:0455-01
Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s):polkit
Definition Synopsis
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • AND Packages section
  • polkit is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
  • OR polkit-desktop-policy is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
  • OR polkit-docs is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
  • OR polkit-devel is earlier than 0:0.96-2.el6_0.1
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