Vulnerability in Polkit_project Polkit
CVE-2015-3256
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."
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Polkit_project Polkit
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3256?
- CVE-2015-3256 is a vulnerability in Polkit_project Polkit, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-10-26.
- Is CVE-2015-3256 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.