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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : policykit-desktop-privileges update (USN-4037-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 126257

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The policykit-desktop-privileges Startup Disk Creator policy allowed administrative users to overwrite disks. As a security improvement, this operation now requires authentication.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected policykit-desktop-privileges package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4037-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126257

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4037-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/26/2019

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:policykit-desktop-privileges, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2019

Reference Information

USN: 4037-1