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