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- USN-3607-1
26/3/2018
USN-3607-1: Screen Resolution Extra vulnerability
First published: Mon Mar 26 2018(Updated: )
It was discovered that Screen Resolution Extra was using PolicyKit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/screen-resolution-extra | <0.17.1.1 | 0.17.1.1 |
| =17.10 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/screen-resolution-extra | <0.17.1.1~16.04.1 | 0.17.1.1~16.04.1 |
| =16.04 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/screen-resolution-extra | <0.17.1.1~14.04.1 | 0.17.1.1~14.04.1 |
| =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8885
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen-resolution-extra/0.17.1.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen-resolution-extra/0.17.1.1~16.04.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen-resolution-extra/0.17.1.1~14.04.1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3607-1 (Advisory)
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