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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2899-1 policykit-1 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

25 Jan 2022

Affected Packages:

policykit-1

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-4034.

More information:

The Qualys Research Labs discovered a local privilege escalation in PolicyKit's pkexec.

Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at https://www.qualys.com/2022/01/25/cve-2021-4034/pwnkit.txt

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 0.105-18+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your policykit-1 packages.

For the detailed security status of policykit-1 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/policykit-1

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS