This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions of Fedora. For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field. For more information see: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs When creating a Bodhi update request, please use the bodhi submission link noted in the next comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as the relevant top-level CVE bugs. Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the Bodhi notes field when available. fedora-18 tracking bug for gksu-polkit: see blocks bug list for full details of the security issue(s). [bug automatically created by: add-tracking-bugs]
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Created attachment 697243 [details] Patch for the master branch This is a patch for the master branch. To test this, you may need to > cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/{gksu-polkit-systemd_unit,gksu.service} then follow instructions in bug #883162. Could a provenpackager test the patch and apply on F17 and F18, and preferably retire the package (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_remove_a_package_at_end_of_life) for F19 and rawhide, please?
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database. Reassigning to the new owner of this component.
gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18
Package gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-3032/gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Please see bug #987562 to track this "incorrect fix of a fix" bug. I've already assigned a CVE for the incorrect fix and created the tracking bug.