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Package "policykit-1"

Name: policykit-1

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • GObject introspection data for polkit
  • polkit Authentication Agent API
  • polkit Authentication Agent API - development files
  • polkit Authorization API
Latest version: 126-2ubuntu0.1
Release: questing (25.10)
Level: security
Repository: main

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Version: 126-2ubuntu0.1 2026-04-14 11:08:43 UTC

  policykit-1 (126-2ubuntu0.1) questing-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 06:55:33 -0400
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


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