CVE-2015-3218 | BDVDB-2026-72528 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
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
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.