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:
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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