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Topic: Polkit fixes a major security bug

The bug, assigned (CVE-2021-3560) allows a non-privileged user to gain administrative shell access with a handful of standard command line tools. The bug was fixed on June 3, 2021 in a coordinated disclosure.

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/21/06/ … ice-polkit

2 Reply by aloniv (edited by aloniv 2021-06-13 13:04:30)

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Re: Polkit fixes a major security bug

Will Hyperbola fix the bug as well?

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Re: Polkit fixes a major security bug

aloniv in Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre v0.4 we are removing polkit, dbus and many other bloated softwares that can have other security issues and bugs.