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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2022:0265 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2022-01-25
Updated:
2022-01-25

RHSA-2022:0265 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Important: polkit security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for polkit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.

Security Fix(es):

  • polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector (CVE-2021-4034)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.2 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.2 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2025869 - CVE-2021-4034 polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector

CVEs

  • CVE-2021-4034

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2022-001
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
x86_64
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 21bcc100d0b7f241b149322f836bba248bbf19ba9b4f19b061c5b097d7e544d8
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: b3415335da7ff32480b35eb7e68263a7a918361b8129bc1cc921ae602a9e94e7
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35f7fb147cc4e1eb6b1e17743dfe25d3ccabf0f80ab29a86afce6d31f134deb
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4c846ea759ef4a2768d0dc7f6ac2f48e83b84a1568b2a2f0f3441f99cbfc9ef1
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 20681d35b3df43075177b01e1c70198fa83f95af534bf2d0f52f4a1f58b64264
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 832985dc548653555b0ee1459b625d24bbb2c4f79f75d0c5197cf78913c80493
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c13901398a327912bfd5936343f2bfce7aac2658648e855d19f57b884a8502f
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 120a97870a9103cd24156b6863aaad03a5d2eab871916b0405d309c1b2deffa7
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f7e4c9809878d4f8786dac1197e3b65e297ca7cefb4ab04dd7ee6baaa2d35a86
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: f608d22f23caf7a8bde182aedda1285ebb4aa2b87dfe7c72692ae4ff4bd3c85c
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f746d18edb77f92ed1718e9277e533483e69de5a368356e6fb2b131581de2be0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
x86_64
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 21bcc100d0b7f241b149322f836bba248bbf19ba9b4f19b061c5b097d7e544d8
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: b3415335da7ff32480b35eb7e68263a7a918361b8129bc1cc921ae602a9e94e7
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35f7fb147cc4e1eb6b1e17743dfe25d3ccabf0f80ab29a86afce6d31f134deb
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4c846ea759ef4a2768d0dc7f6ac2f48e83b84a1568b2a2f0f3441f99cbfc9ef1
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 20681d35b3df43075177b01e1c70198fa83f95af534bf2d0f52f4a1f58b64264
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 832985dc548653555b0ee1459b625d24bbb2c4f79f75d0c5197cf78913c80493
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c13901398a327912bfd5936343f2bfce7aac2658648e855d19f57b884a8502f
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 120a97870a9103cd24156b6863aaad03a5d2eab871916b0405d309c1b2deffa7
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f7e4c9809878d4f8786dac1197e3b65e297ca7cefb4ab04dd7ee6baaa2d35a86
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: f608d22f23caf7a8bde182aedda1285ebb4aa2b87dfe7c72692ae4ff4bd3c85c
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f746d18edb77f92ed1718e9277e533483e69de5a368356e6fb2b131581de2be0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
s390x
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6913e3c9e8b5d5b467c315a0b53256a80dccf169949fa5fc9473d829ae85d66b
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c2647ea98343beb4e6c9f10cbaf670af3119f534f1133077f5fa9f506ec3a2b4
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 181e4a248baff26746015b63f3dc8a5fb808288f4f505b19eb6599f04394131b
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: efd09b54964294fa8f587d2bc58480c127965feaed31e581e0544d78191b2ccf
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a3b165c2c5d082b708fede474dc59550800bac0708697394fa9d1505c2128688
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dc85893cf2ca3ee9b03428a04527820f45b5f6cd674f5f5dfe075c721539fc07

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
ppc64le
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2415413fc2dd16fffc9dd23ad9f226d51f33d0954bff34d47dce6fe9cc89d836
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 83c3ae1d7486a3cbbc9bcaeb7104bb39ce26cfd08f9ff559e37b715f2a693ce4
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f10ef553870c252fb5c4c120ccaf8e2f9dc16cc53bcfcae59ccc47983d6fdfd6
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 50e3fe7fe840f9c36c9444e9d2be1bbb35c6986732ac3b0b36106f3e61831ab3
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2316581c30bc9472247112875a36d8dc87fb6b243b5b6ee43f315c68e8dc3de2
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c4e43c889700568afe124fe1d870ceb8ee2d87e983c42927428b64cfaa80582d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
x86_64
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 21bcc100d0b7f241b149322f836bba248bbf19ba9b4f19b061c5b097d7e544d8
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: b3415335da7ff32480b35eb7e68263a7a918361b8129bc1cc921ae602a9e94e7
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35f7fb147cc4e1eb6b1e17743dfe25d3ccabf0f80ab29a86afce6d31f134deb
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4c846ea759ef4a2768d0dc7f6ac2f48e83b84a1568b2a2f0f3441f99cbfc9ef1
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 20681d35b3df43075177b01e1c70198fa83f95af534bf2d0f52f4a1f58b64264
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 832985dc548653555b0ee1459b625d24bbb2c4f79f75d0c5197cf78913c80493
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c13901398a327912bfd5936343f2bfce7aac2658648e855d19f57b884a8502f
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 120a97870a9103cd24156b6863aaad03a5d2eab871916b0405d309c1b2deffa7
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f7e4c9809878d4f8786dac1197e3b65e297ca7cefb4ab04dd7ee6baaa2d35a86
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: f608d22f23caf7a8bde182aedda1285ebb4aa2b87dfe7c72692ae4ff4bd3c85c
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f746d18edb77f92ed1718e9277e533483e69de5a368356e6fb2b131581de2be0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
aarch64
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ed7b5d5a1e169294f7f70e99ee15b090b85da88e98f29ab4b3c03933c63aefb1
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 17deaa19d9bd7aae91239615dd56123aab09617cf416676e50e95c6dd0ee6ac4
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 2e6159bec2e0b1bb99ea9fe4ef744c0a998bb4196f1b01a92eb096658c159714
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 8c5e82b56049e597852ce9d9696a7818567ad965527a14f239db5be8d96c4d4c
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: f145d25053d2f3cbbaf2aaade9f66565c0c4a9dacb6d6831a6c2687bf0cb5093
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 609491a8ff8c57fda4d112d328abadd333b7fcc27e9d6d9725900ab9ed3f1678

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
ppc64le
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2415413fc2dd16fffc9dd23ad9f226d51f33d0954bff34d47dce6fe9cc89d836
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 83c3ae1d7486a3cbbc9bcaeb7104bb39ce26cfd08f9ff559e37b715f2a693ce4
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f10ef553870c252fb5c4c120ccaf8e2f9dc16cc53bcfcae59ccc47983d6fdfd6
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 50e3fe7fe840f9c36c9444e9d2be1bbb35c6986732ac3b0b36106f3e61831ab3
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2316581c30bc9472247112875a36d8dc87fb6b243b5b6ee43f315c68e8dc3de2
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c4e43c889700568afe124fe1d870ceb8ee2d87e983c42927428b64cfaa80582d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2

SRPM
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: a24a4aede2464e4aa382f0d8f09b64c3839e7896f6bc659c5c42f224f9789ba1
x86_64
polkit-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 21bcc100d0b7f241b149322f836bba248bbf19ba9b4f19b061c5b097d7e544d8
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: b3415335da7ff32480b35eb7e68263a7a918361b8129bc1cc921ae602a9e94e7
polkit-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35f7fb147cc4e1eb6b1e17743dfe25d3ccabf0f80ab29a86afce6d31f134deb
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4c846ea759ef4a2768d0dc7f6ac2f48e83b84a1568b2a2f0f3441f99cbfc9ef1
polkit-debugsource-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 20681d35b3df43075177b01e1c70198fa83f95af534bf2d0f52f4a1f58b64264
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 832985dc548653555b0ee1459b625d24bbb2c4f79f75d0c5197cf78913c80493
polkit-devel-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c13901398a327912bfd5936343f2bfce7aac2658648e855d19f57b884a8502f
polkit-docs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 781e99e8b38b500ede07b0e412114dc275801627d51838606b7e4f84fd809d90
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 120a97870a9103cd24156b6863aaad03a5d2eab871916b0405d309c1b2deffa7
polkit-libs-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f7e4c9809878d4f8786dac1197e3b65e297ca7cefb4ab04dd7ee6baaa2d35a86
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: f608d22f23caf7a8bde182aedda1285ebb4aa2b87dfe7c72692ae4ff4bd3c85c
polkit-libs-debuginfo-0.115-11.el8_2.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f746d18edb77f92ed1718e9277e533483e69de5a368356e6fb2b131581de2be0

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