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CVE-2015-3218

Publication date 26 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
policykit-1 21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid Ignored
14.10 utopic Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
policykit-1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3717-1
    • PolicyKit vulnerabilities
    • 16 July 2018

Other references