Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2018-1006
Advisory Release Date: 2018-04-26 17:42 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2018-04-26 22:42 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
Authentication bypass allows to install signed packages without administrator privileges
An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to install vulnerable packages to further compromise a system. (CVE-2018-1106)
Affected Packages:
PackageKit
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update PackageKit to update your system.
New Packages:
src:
PackageKit-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.src
x86_64:
PackageKit-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-yum-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-yum-plugin-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-glib-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-cron-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-glib-devel-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-command-not-found-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64