VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3218
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…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- polkit project/polkit
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.