USN-4037-1: policykit-desktop-privileges update

policykit-desktop-privileges update

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

Summary

A security improvement has been made to policykit-desktop-privileges.

Software Description

policykit-desktop-privileges – run common desktop actions without password

Details

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

LP: 1832337

Source: USN-4037-1: policykit-desktop-privileges update

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