CVE-2015-3256
NONE EPSS 27.4%
Published Oct 26, 201510y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
Published Oct 26, 2015 10y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
27.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-264
Affected Products 3
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | * | ≤0.112 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | any |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | any |
References 8
- lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.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
- rhn.redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html
- oracle.com http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.