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CVE-2015-3256

Published: Oct 26, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

polkit project
oss-projectaka polkit project (ambiguous spelling), polkit
polkitMixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
lists.freedesktop.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
lists.opensuse.org
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