CVE-2015-3218
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
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