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CVE-2015-3256

Published: Oct 26, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 73.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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."

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

n/an/a
polkitpolkit project
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
polkit projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka polkit, polkit project (ambiguous spelling)
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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