policykit-desktop-privileges update
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
A security improvement has been made to policykit-desktop-privileges.
Software Description
The policykit-desktop-privileges Startup Disk Creator policy allowed administrative users to overwrite disks. As a security improvement, this operation now requires authentication.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.10
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
A security improvement has been made to policykit-desktop-privileges.
Software Description
- policykit-desktop-privileges - run common desktop actions without password
The policykit-desktop-privileges Startup Disk Creator policy allowed administrative users to overwrite disks. As a security improvement, this operation now requires authentication.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.10
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.20ubuntu16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...