DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3218
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218
Upstream
Published
2015-10-26T19:59:00Z
Modified
2026-09-09T06:47:30Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218.json"

Debian:13 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218.json"

Debian:14 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218.json"