This bug was fixed in the package policykit-desktop-privileges - 0.21
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policykit-desktop-privileges (0.21) eoan; urgency=medium
* Don't allow usb-creator to overwrite devices without authentication.
(LP: #1832337)
-- Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauri...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 18 Jun 2019
13:56:08 -0400
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1832337
Title:
Require password when starting usb-creator
Status in policykit-desktop-privileges package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in usb-creator package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Because usb-creator performs privileged actions, it should require
authentication prior to starting. policykit-desktop-privileges should
be modified so that usb-creator requires password authentication prior
to starting.
While it was a deliberate design decision to allow usb-creator to
perform mounting and writing without authentication (see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-
privileges/+bug/1568149), this decision should be revisited. Allowing
the use of usb-creator without authentication presents an unnecessary
security risk.
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