Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A format string vulnerability in the grant helper, in PolicyKit 0.7 and earlier, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format strings in a password.
The updated package has been patched to correct this issue.
Affected
policykit on Mandriva Linux 2008.1,
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1658 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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