CVE-2015-3255
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-10-26 19:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 05:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-04-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 704a8d9bdb81a2f5576120dbeab74c8716557b62405178065c2ad71db607d6d5
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-07https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3717-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1927http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- lists.freedesktop.org[polkit-devel] 20150702 polkit-0.113 releasedhttp://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1734http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- www.securitytracker.com1035023http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- policykit-1 Fixed in 0.105-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- policykit-1 Fixed in 0.105-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- policykit-1 Fixed in 0.105-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- policykit-1 Fixed in 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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