SB2019042326 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support update for polkit 



SB2019042326 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support update for polkit

Published: April 23, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019042326
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6133)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to fork() is not atomic, and therefore authorization decisions are improperly cached, related to lack of uid checking in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can bypass the "start time" protection mechanism


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.