Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : PolicyKit vulnerability (USN-3861-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3861-1 advisory. It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3861-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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...

USN-3861-2: PolicyKit vulnerability

USN-3861-1 fixed a vulnerability in PolicyKit. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain large user UIDs. A local attacker with a large UID could possibly use this issue to perform...