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transitional package for polkitd and pkexec

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general
  • source: policykit-1 (main)
  • version: 0.105-33
  • maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Martin Pitt [DMD] – Simon McVittie [DMD] – Michael Biebl [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.6.0
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 0.105-18+deb9u1
  • o-o-sec: 0.105-18+deb9u2
  • oldstable: 0.105-25
  • old-sec: 0.105-25+deb10u1
  • stable: 0.105-31
  • stable-sec: 0.105-31+deb11u1
  • testing: 0.105-33
  • unstable: 0.105-33
  • exp: 0.120-6
versioned links
  • 0.105-18+deb9u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-18+deb9u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-25: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-25+deb10u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-31: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-31+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.105-33: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.120-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • gir1.2-polkit-1.0
  • libpolkit-agent-1-0
  • libpolkit-agent-1-dev
  • libpolkit-gobject-1-0
  • libpolkit-gobject-1-dev
  • pkexec
  • policykit-1 (26 bugs: 0, 20, 6, 0)
  • policykit-1-doc
  • polkitd (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
action needed
A new upstream version is available: 0.120 high
A new upstream version 0.120 is available, you should consider packaging it.
Created: 2020-06-29 Last update: 2022-06-29 20:10
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2016-2568: pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Created: 2021-02-19 Last update: 2022-03-26 17:38
1 security issue in bookworm high

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2016-2568: pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Created: 2021-08-15 Last update: 2022-03-26 17:38
lintian reports 3 warnings high
Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2020-09-21 Last update: 2022-01-01 04:34
2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2021-08-14 Last update: 2022-06-29 19:32
Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) normal
There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.
  • policykit-1-doc could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign
  • gir1.2-polkit-1.0 could be marked Multi-Arch: same
Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2022-06-29 15:37
1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:
commit 883a3bab1a82d3dd145f40496908d3c2dc248be2
Author: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Feb 21 13:41:02 2022 +0000

    Attribute CVE-2021-4115 patch to its author
Created: 2022-02-25 Last update: 2022-06-24 13:08
2 low-priority security issues in bullseye low

There are 2 open security issues in bullseye.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2021-4115: (needs triaging) There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

1 ignored issue:
  • CVE-2016-2568: pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Created: 2021-08-14 Last update: 2022-03-26 17:38
Build log checks report 1 warning low
Build log checks report 1 warning
Created: 2015-09-07 Last update: 2015-09-07 00:29
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.6.1 instead of 4.6.0).
Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2022-05-11 23:24
No known security issue in buster wishlist

There is 1 open security issue in buster.

1 ignored issue:
  • CVE-2016-2568: pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Created: 2021-02-19 Last update: 2022-03-26 17:38
news
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  • [2022-02-28] policykit-1 0.105-33 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-02-28] policykit-1 0.105-33 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-02-26] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-33 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-02-21] policykit-1 0.105-32 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-02-18] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-32 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-02-18] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-6 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-02-09] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-5 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-02-09] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-4 (all amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-02-05] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-25+deb10u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates->oldstable-new, oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-02-02] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31+deb11u1 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-01-29] policykit-1 0.105-31.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-01-27] policykit-1 0.105-31.1~deb12u1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31.1~deb12u1 (source) into testing-proposed-updates (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-18+deb9u2 (source) into oldoldstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31+deb11u1 (source) into stable-security->embargoed, stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-25+deb10u1 (source) into oldstable->embargoed, oldstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-3 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2022-01-25] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31.1 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2021-10-28] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-2 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2021-10-28] Accepted policykit-1 0.120-1 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2021-06-11] policykit-1 0.105-31 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-06-04] Accepted policykit-1 0.119-1 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2021-06-03] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-31 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2021-04-16] Accepted policykit-1 0.118-2 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2021-02-07] policykit-1 0.105-30 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-02-04] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-30 (source) into unstable (Simon McVittie)
  • [2020-09-27] Accepted policykit-1 0.118-1 (source) into experimental (Simon McVittie)
  • [2020-08-05] policykit-1 0.105-29 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-08-03] Accepted policykit-1 0.117-1 (source) into experimental (Michael Biebl)
  • [2020-08-03] Accepted policykit-1 0.105-29 (source) into unstable (Michael Biebl)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 30 32
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 23 25
  • M&W: 7
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 2
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