Fedora 18 : gksu-polkit-0.0.3-8.gitf8ce834c.fc18 (2013-13616)

high Nessus Plugin ID 69206

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Recreate tarball from proper sources; previous package was shipping an unknown code tarball.

- Add proper patching for CVE-2012-5617/CVE-2013-4161, the previous fix was creating a patch file and not patching the code.

- Use proper bus name in service file to fix service timeout.

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Solution

Update the affected gksu-polkit package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69206

File Name: fedora_2013-13616.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 8/5/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gksu-polkit

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5617, CVE-2013-4161

BID: 56918

FEDORA: 2013-13616

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