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CVE-2015-3255

Published: Oct 26, 2015 | Modified: Jul 28, 2018
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.4 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3255
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Polkit Polkit_project * 0.112 (including)
Policykit-1 Ubuntu artful *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu bionic *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu devel *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu precise *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu trusty *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu vivid *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu vivid/stable-phone-overlay *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu wily *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu xenial *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu yakkety *
Policykit-1 Ubuntu zesty *

References

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