CVE-2015-3256

Published: Oct 26, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (3)

Products: Polkit Project: Polkit · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Polkit Project Polkit	Up to 0.112

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (16)

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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