UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3255

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3255
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3255
Related
Published
2015-10-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2015-10-26T00:00:00Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The polkitbackendactionpoolinit 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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.105-3ubuntu3
0.105-4ubuntu1
0.105-4ubuntu2
0.105-4ubuntu2.14.04.1
0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1-doc"
        }
    ]
}