CVE-2015-3218 Null dereference in n/a
Local attackers can crash the polkitd daemon via a NULL pointer dereference in the authentication agent registration process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3218?
CVE-2015-3218 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polkit Project Polkit.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3218?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-3218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3218, GHSA-q9cc-g5q2-4hhx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3218.