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CVE-2015-3218

Published: Oct 26, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
2.1CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
polkitpolkit project
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
polkit projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka polkit, polkit project (ambiguous spelling)

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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Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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