CVE-2022-29934

Summary (CVE-2022-29934) : USU Oracle Optimization (pre-5.17.5) lacks Polkit authentication, enabling smartcollector users to gain root access via pkexec. This affects versions prior to 5.17.5 and is not an Oracle Corporation product. Impact (as documented) : local privilege escalation to root wi...

PT-2022-19918 · Usu · Usu Oracle Optimization

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: USU Oracle Optimization versions prior to 5.17.5 Description: The issue is related to a lack of Polkit authentication in USU Oracle Optimization, which allows smartcollector users to achieve root access via pkexec. This is not an Oracle...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0327)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

openSUSE Security Update : libvirt (openSUSE-2020-1778)

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues : - CVE-2020-15708: Added a note to libvirtd.conf about polkit auth in SUSE distros bsc1174955. - CVE-2020-25637: Fixed a double free in qemuAgentGetInterfaces bsc1177155. - qemu: Adjust max memlock on mdev hotplug bsc1177480. - Xen: Don't add do...

SUSE-SU-2020:3038-1 Security update for libvirt

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-15708: Added a note to libvirtd.conf about polkit auth in SUSE distros bsc1174955. - CVE-2020-25637: Fixed a double free in qemuAgentGetInterfaces bsc1177155. - libxl: Fixed lock manager lock ordering bsc1171701...

SUSE-SU-2020:2970-1 Security update for libvirt

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-15708: Added a note to libvirtd.conf about polkit auth in SUSE distros bsc1174955. - CVE-2020-25637: Fixed a double free in qemuAgentGetInterfaces bsc1177155. - qemu: Avoid stale capabilities cache host CPU or kernel command line...

SUSE-SU-2020:2969-1 Security update for libvirt

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-15708: Added a note to libvirtd.conf about polkit auth in SUSE distros bsc1174955. - CVE-2020-25637: Fixed a double free in qemuAgentGetInterfaces bsc1177155. - libxl: Fixed lock manager lock ordering bsc1171701...

Updated gvfs packages fix security vulnerability

The backend currently allows to access and modify files without prompting for password if any polkit authentication agent isn't available. This affects only users which belong to wheel group i.e. those who are already allowed to use sudo. It doesn't allow privilege escalation for users, who don't...

MGASA-2019-0080 Updated gvfs packages fix security vulnerability

The backend currently allows to access and modify files without prompting for password if any polkit authentication agent isn't available. This affects only users which belong to wheel group i.e. those who are already allowed to use sudo. It doesn't allow privilege escalation for users, who don't...

Updated kdelibs4 packages fix security vulnerability and various bugs

This update fixes a security vulnerability in the polkit authentication backend of kdelibs CVE-2014-5033 mga13792, and fixes some additional issues: - duplicate targets in PythonMacros.cmake reviewboard kde 111371, - kded4 leak sockets in NetworkInterface::isWireless bko324954, - media type...

MGASA-2014-0327 Updated kdelibs4 packages fix security vulnerability and various bugs

This update fixes a security vulnerability in the polkit authentication backend of kdelibs CVE-2014-5033 mga13792, and fixes some additional issues: - duplicate targets in PythonMacros.cmake reviewboard kde 111371, - kded4 leak sockets in NetworkInterface::isWireless bko324954, - media type...

Fedora 18 : hplip-3.13.9-2.fc18 (2013-17112)

This update brings in the latest upstream release and fixes a security issue with the way polkit is used for authentication. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean an...

Fedora 20 : hplip-3.13.9-2.fc20 (2013-17171)

This update brings in the latest upstream release and fixes a security issue with the way polkit is used for authentication. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean an...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1954-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Fedora 20 : systemd-207-4.fc20 (2013-17176)

Fixes polkit authentication issue. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300...

Fedora 19 : systemd-204-15.fc19 (2013-17119)

Fixes polkit authentication issue. Updates the hardware database including keyboard mappings to the latest version from upstream. Backport a bunch of fixes from upstream. Only a few correspond to bug reports, and others correct display issues, memory access, and correctness of operation. Note tha...

Fedora 19 : hplip-3.13.9-2.fc19 (2013-17127)

This update brings in the latest upstream release and fixes a security issue with the way polkit is used for authentication. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean an...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : libvirt vulnerabilities (USN-1954-1)

It was discovered that libvirt used the pkcheck tool in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to bypass polkit authentication. In Ubuntu, libvirt polkit authentication is not enabled by default. CVE-2013-4311 It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain...