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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2022:0274 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2022-01-25
Updated:
2022-01-25

RHSA-2022:0274 - 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 7.

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 Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

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 Server 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
x86_64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1a9294dd70fdb638f0cfbd8c366e826b1e3dbfdeaef71c7abdcfc78f1b0e5be4
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7f4cd400e1cf20c30290641befa5a900fe425070e9573866f242f9acc3bda048
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 39dadf66d27f583366f8d4c5da2dc3bcebeb84473071fe293a681735484183de
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1c5179227026b66d92fbfe14b35449db482e70b2cc64906a01d57882124c44bc
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
x86_64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1a9294dd70fdb638f0cfbd8c366e826b1e3dbfdeaef71c7abdcfc78f1b0e5be4
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7f4cd400e1cf20c30290641befa5a900fe425070e9573866f242f9acc3bda048
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 39dadf66d27f583366f8d4c5da2dc3bcebeb84473071fe293a681735484183de
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1c5179227026b66d92fbfe14b35449db482e70b2cc64906a01d57882124c44bc
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
x86_64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1a9294dd70fdb638f0cfbd8c366e826b1e3dbfdeaef71c7abdcfc78f1b0e5be4
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7f4cd400e1cf20c30290641befa5a900fe425070e9573866f242f9acc3bda048
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 39dadf66d27f583366f8d4c5da2dc3bcebeb84473071fe293a681735484183de
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1c5179227026b66d92fbfe14b35449db482e70b2cc64906a01d57882124c44bc
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
x86_64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1a9294dd70fdb638f0cfbd8c366e826b1e3dbfdeaef71c7abdcfc78f1b0e5be4
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7f4cd400e1cf20c30290641befa5a900fe425070e9573866f242f9acc3bda048
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 39dadf66d27f583366f8d4c5da2dc3bcebeb84473071fe293a681735484183de
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1c5179227026b66d92fbfe14b35449db482e70b2cc64906a01d57882124c44bc
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
s390x
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: cbb517acff569abf81e30a1dbc66cffdd196f1e6163b4483ccec5bc908f3f338
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ef82b0af556d49b07230e2f75cf798c8a7f2890f0e7a5915ea9dea590d4eceda
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: fdb3f96329755a5a00362af2bed5fe6d2237d025b84bd088d1ca1c7292e9e56a
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8facd0ba445c12ece1353bf19ab8f59b9d61921d523c8d5ad19cfda6125d5a5b
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: 49b2f545977ec0e3bae742a31f851ca50141241766de559de166d6c763107ec1
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 96de313c0af3af6b27d06a1e05a41d212423a0798b6c0b0015a93db6a1cfe78c
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
ppc64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: ce3d1625e10bfd6f44ab3a3f0c8638f505b272b684d0f0cacccd63fd5c248c76
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bed98a089b4cbf6613505b737f6af51be831ffb8b09f941ba33d52dcfde56a0a
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: c1fdc70d3d3df262fb8dc30b37af76e6267a9352b09950f842761009f7da0954
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: fd5b64cd5da109cdd4a4dcf3f5d99b2fdd58b0a0268edd0ae9a6e65b38e89677
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: cdc001b8bd4feac51e8aee241468e98d3887c043d5742dc555531e1ea785cace
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 2bfb70f806608a0cdd53e2eb8cf75a5856ecef736e3a2500ca820b6412f98ad1
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
x86_64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1a9294dd70fdb638f0cfbd8c366e826b1e3dbfdeaef71c7abdcfc78f1b0e5be4
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7f4cd400e1cf20c30290641befa5a900fe425070e9573866f242f9acc3bda048
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 85ccd998ec35747e1fa9d66f80ddaa18f94d14278edc45a5f454126e7db8e39b
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: aa3d5197c9cd4598c7162fb1a5df04437552acfc02fe14143ce8e8132f807df0
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 39dadf66d27f583366f8d4c5da2dc3bcebeb84473071fe293a681735484183de
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1c5179227026b66d92fbfe14b35449db482e70b2cc64906a01d57882124c44bc
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
ppc64le
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 7078641c4e8470b52f96cd617e72c31a9c2fa538c37ebe93cffc29c991420c7f
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ca9ea19c36ec14274de8a8c19b8297c168335f4b9d586d66a8d0b3645ec98e69
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 4d7eebaad3c6a437ff295fce3e6e6eb612d8a3bbd7c8033bf950c70241d3fc5d
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
s390x
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: cbb517acff569abf81e30a1dbc66cffdd196f1e6163b4483ccec5bc908f3f338
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ef82b0af556d49b07230e2f75cf798c8a7f2890f0e7a5915ea9dea590d4eceda
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: fdb3f96329755a5a00362af2bed5fe6d2237d025b84bd088d1ca1c7292e9e56a
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8facd0ba445c12ece1353bf19ab8f59b9d61921d523c8d5ad19cfda6125d5a5b
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: 49b2f545977ec0e3bae742a31f851ca50141241766de559de166d6c763107ec1
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 96de313c0af3af6b27d06a1e05a41d212423a0798b6c0b0015a93db6a1cfe78c
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
ppc64
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: ce3d1625e10bfd6f44ab3a3f0c8638f505b272b684d0f0cacccd63fd5c248c76
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bed98a089b4cbf6613505b737f6af51be831ffb8b09f941ba33d52dcfde56a0a
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: c1fdc70d3d3df262fb8dc30b37af76e6267a9352b09950f842761009f7da0954
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: fd5b64cd5da109cdd4a4dcf3f5d99b2fdd58b0a0268edd0ae9a6e65b38e89677
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: cdc001b8bd4feac51e8aee241468e98d3887c043d5742dc555531e1ea785cace
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 2bfb70f806608a0cdd53e2eb8cf75a5856ecef736e3a2500ca820b6412f98ad1
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7

SRPM
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 8bd260753cb687c665b377120bcd5e3970bd668521009df44d7c7994f46b1ca1
ppc64le
polkit-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 7078641c4e8470b52f96cd617e72c31a9c2fa538c37ebe93cffc29c991420c7f
polkit-debuginfo-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ca9ea19c36ec14274de8a8c19b8297c168335f4b9d586d66a8d0b3645ec98e69
polkit-devel-0.112-26.el7_9.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 4d7eebaad3c6a437ff295fce3e6e6eb612d8a3bbd7c8033bf950c70241d3fc5d
polkit-docs-0.112-26.el7_9.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 6a8da2909d06acc1763fcacb82068442425b3a87f13295469670897327fb5944

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