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Fedora 41 : polkit (2024-d2e583eab4)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211203

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-d2e583eab4 advisory.

 Setting loglevels and target via LogControl now allowed to root only https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/issues/506 https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/issues/507

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected polkit package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-d2e583eab4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211203

File Name: fedora_2024-d2e583eab4.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, continuous_assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:polkit, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:41

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2024

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