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CVE-2015-3255
The polkit_backend_action_pool_init function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 might allow…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- GLSA-201611-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-3717-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1927 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [polkit-devel] 20150702 polkit-0.113 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1734 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1035023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .