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Package "pkexec"

Name: pkexec

Description:

run commands as another user with polkit authorization
Latest version: 124-2ubuntu1.24.04.3
Release: noble (24.04)
Level: updates
Repository: main
Head package: policykit-1
Homepage: https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/

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Version: 124-2ubuntu1.24.04.3 2026-04-14 12:08:09 UTC

  policykit-1 (124-2ubuntu1.24.04.3) noble-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: OOB write via nested elements in XML policy
    - debian/patches/CVE-2025-7519.patch: check depth in
      src/polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c.
    - CVE-2025-7519
  * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS via excessively long input
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-4897.patch: fix getline() string overflow in
      src/polkitagent/polkitagenthelperprivate.c.
    - CVE-2026-4897

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:57:51 -0400
Source diff to previous version
CVE-2025-7519 A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This iss
CVE-2026-4897 A flaw was found in polkit. A local user can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, excessively long input to the `polkit-agent-helper-1` set

Version: 124-2ubuntu1.24.04.2 2025-01-20 19:07:06 UTC

  policykit-1 (124-2ubuntu1.24.04.2) noble; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/git-action-directories.patch:
    - fix incorrect call to get instance's priv. (lp: #2089145)
2089145 Backport patch to read actions from /etc and /run


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