CVE-2015-3255

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3717-2

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función polkit_backend_action_pool_init en polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c en PolicyKit (también conocido como polkit) en versiones anteriores a 0.113 podría permitir a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de IDs de acción duplicados en descripciones de acción.

Tavis Ormandy discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain invalid object paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain duplicate action IDs. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-04-10 CVE Reserved
2015-10-26 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590	X_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html	2018-07-28
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html	2018-07-28
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07	2018-07-28
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2	2018-07-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Polkit Project Search vendor "Polkit Project"		Polkit Search vendor "Polkit Project" for product "Polkit"				<= 0.112 Search vendor "Polkit Project" for product "Polkit" and version " <= 0.112"		-		Affected