Slackware 13.1 / current : polkit (SSA:2011-109-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54903

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New polkit packages are available for Slackware 13.1 and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected polkit package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8780d0eb

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54903

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2011-109-01.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:polkit, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2011

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Linux PolicyKit Race Condition Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1485

BID: 47496

SSA: 2011-109-01