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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-06 (polkit)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201204-06.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PolicyKit, the worst of which may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges.
Solution
Solution
All PolicyKit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-auth/polkit-0.104-r1'