CVE-2015-3218
NONE EPSS 33.3%
Published Oct 26, 201510y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
Published Oct 26, 2015 10y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
The authentication_agent_new function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and polkitd daemon crash) by calling RegisterAuthenticationAgent with an invalid object path.
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
33.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | * | ≤0.112 |
References 10
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
- lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- usn.ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.