CVE-2015-3218 Affecting policykit-1 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-POLICYKIT1-318661
  • published26 Oct 2015
  • disclosed26 Oct 2015

Introduced: 26 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-3218  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:12.04 policykit-1.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream policykit-1 package and not the policykit-1 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1