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CentOS Update for polkit CESA-2019:0420 centos6

🗓️ 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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CentOS Update for polkit CESA-2019:0420 centos6 - provides system-wide privilege control and security fix for temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork (CVE-2019-6133

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883013");
  script_version("2021-08-27T13:01:16+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-6133");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-08-27 13:01:16 +0000 (Fri, 27 Aug 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-08-24 17:37:00 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-02-27 04:14:34 +0100 (Wed, 27 Feb 2019)");
  script_name("CentOS Update for polkit CESA-2019:0420 centos6");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");

  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2019:0420");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2019-February/023210.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'polkit'
  package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:0420 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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: Temporary auth hijacking via PID reuse and non-atomic fork
(CVE-2019-6133)

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.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"polkit on CentOS 6.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"polkit", rpm:"polkit~0.96~11.el6_10.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"polkit-desktop-policy", rpm:"polkit-desktop-policy~0.96~11.el6_10.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"polkit-devel", rpm:"polkit-devel~0.96~11.el6_10.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"polkit-docs", rpm:"polkit-docs~0.96~11.el6_10.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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27 Aug 2021 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 24.4
CVSS 36.7
EPSS0.00446
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