Access Restriction Bypass Affecting policykit-1 package, versions <0.105-11ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-POLICYKIT1-318656
  • published26 Oct 2015
  • disclosed26 Oct 2015

Introduced: 26 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-3255  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 policykit-1 to version 0.105-11ubuntu1 or higher.

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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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