CVE-2015-3255
Polkit PolkitURITY bypass
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 26, 2015, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the polkit packages to the latest version.
- Reboot the system if prompted by the update process.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-3255.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3255 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3255
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-3255 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-3255 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023 Added Reference https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:0.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.00%
score
0.29536
percentile