CVE-2015-3218
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
polkit project
oss-projectaka polkit, polkit project (ambiguous spelling)
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
lists.freedesktop.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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