CVE-2015-3255
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.6
Description
The polkit_backend_action_pool_init function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 might allow local users to gain privileges via duplicate action IDs in action descriptions.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.105-12 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.105-12 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.105-12 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.105-12 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.105-12 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| polkit_project | polkit | {"endIncluding":"0.112"} | |
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3255
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.