CVE-2015-3255

medium

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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-10-26

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H