CVE-2015-3255 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting duplicate action IDs in PolicyKit action descriptions, affecting Linux systems using polkit.
- 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-2015-3255?
CVE-2015-3255 is a medium-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 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polkit Project Polkit.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3255?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-3255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3255, GHSA-3hwj-36x6-3356, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3255.