CVE-2015-3255

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    CVE-2015-3255

    Published: 26 Oct 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673, http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023, https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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