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CVE-2015-3255

The polkit_backend_action_pool_init function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendactionpool.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00106
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Affected Products & Versions

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polkit project polkit<= 0.112
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD26 Oct 2015 · 07:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10436-1
usnUSN-3717-2
usnUSN-3717-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1838-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673
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