polkit security update (RHSA-2022-0274)

Original Release Date: January 31, 2022
Last Revised: December 12, 2023
Number: ASA-2022-010
Overall Severity Classification: High
Advisory Version: 2.0
Advisory Status: Final

1. Overview:

The polkit packages provide a component for controlling system-wide privileges. This component provides a uniform and organized way for non-privileged processes to communicate with privileged ones.

Security Fix(es):
* polkit: Local privilege escalation in pkexec due to incorrect handling of argument vector (CVE-2021-4034)

More information can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:

2. Avaya System Products using a modified version of RHEL7 with affected packages installed:

For assessment and severity classification details refer to Section 3 of Avaya's Product Vulnerability Response Policy.
The "Resolution" column will be updated as fixes are made available. Please reference the "Information" column for any additional information regarding the affected product.

Product: Version(s): Resolution: Information:
Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 7.1.3.4 through 8.1.3.2 Upgrade to 8.1.3.3 or later  
Avaya Breeze™ Platform 3.3.0.0 and later Upgrade to 3.8.1.0 or later.  
Avaya CMS R19.x Upgrade to R19.2.0.2 or later.  
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 8.x For 8.1.x, install 8.1.x SSP14 or later.  
Avaya Aura® Device Services 8.0.0.0 through 8.1.4.x Upgrade to 8.1.5.0 or later.  
Avaya IP Office 11.1 and later Upgrade to 11.0 SP2 or later  
Avaya Aura® Messaging 7.1.x, 7.2 through 7.2 SP1 Upgrade to 7.2 SP2 or later.  
Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise 7.2.x, 8.0 through 8.1.2.0 Upgrade to 8.1.3.0 or later.  
Avaya Aura® Session Manager 7.1 through 7.1.3.7, 8.0 through 8.1.3.0 For 7.1.x, upgrade to the latest version of 8.1.x and install SSP 11 or later.
For 8.1.x, install SSP11 or later or upgrade to 8.1.3.1 or later.
 
Avaya Aura® System Manager 7.1 through 7.1.3.7, 8.0 through 8.1.3.0 For versions prior to 8.1, upgrade to 8.1.3.1 or later.
For 8.1.x prior to 8.1.3.1, install SSP12 or later or upgrade to 8.1.3.1 or later.
 

Recommended Actions for Products:
Avaya strongly recommends following networking and security best practices by implementing firewalls, ACLs, physical security or other appropriate access restrictions. Though Avaya believes such restrictions should always be in place, risk to Avaya products and the surrounding network from this potential vulnerability may be mitigated by ensuring these practices are implemented until such time as an Avaya provided product update or the recommended Avaya action is applied. Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the customer's security policies may be required during this interim period, but the System Product operating system or application should not be modified unless the change is approved by Avaya. Making changes that are not approved may void the Avaya product service contract.

CVSS Scoring and Metrics:

Avaya uses the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score and metrics as reported by the vendor for the affected component(s) or by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the National Vulnerability Database. In some cases, such as where CVSS information is not available from the vendor or NIST, Avaya will calculate the CVSS base score and metrics. Customers are encouraged to calculate the Temporal and Environmental CVSS scores to determine how the vulnerability could affect their specific implementation or environment. For more information on CVSS and how the score is calculated, see Common Vulnerability Scoring System: Specification Document.

Vulnerability CVSSv3 Base Score CVSSv3 Metrics
CVE-2021-4034
7.8 (High) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

3. Avaya Software-Only Products:

Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally, vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities may not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.

Product: Actions:
Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services Refer to PSN020361u - Avaya Aura® Software-only RPM updates prior to updating the package. Failure to do so, may result in a system breakage.
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 8.0 and later Refer to PSN020361u - Avaya Aura® Software-only RPM updates prior to updating the package. Failure to do so, may result in a system breakage.
Oceanalytics Elite If an affected package is installed, Avaya recommends following the actions supplied by Red Hat.
Avaya Aura® Session Manager 8.0 and later Refer to PSN020361u - Avaya Aura® Software-only RPM updates prior to updating the package. Failure to do so, may result in a system breakage.
Avaya Aura® System Manager 8.0 and later Refer to PSN020361u - Avaya Aura® Software-only RPM updates prior to updating the package. Failure to do so, may result in a system breakage.
Avaya Aura® WebLM (Standalone) 8.0 and later Refer to PSN020361u - Avaya Aura® Software-only RPM updates prior to updating the package. Failure to do so, may result in a system breakage.

4. Additional Information:

Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.

5. Disclaimer:

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6. Revision History:

V 1.0 - January 31, 2022 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - December 12, 2023 - Updated versions and resolution change to Final.

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