CVE-2015-3218: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Mon Oct 26 2015(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Polkit Project Polkit | <=0.112 | |
| debian/policykit-1 | 0.105-31+deb11u1 122-3 125-2 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76086
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-1/
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000420.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000421.html
- 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
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3218
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=48e646918efb2bf0b3b505747655726d7869f31c
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=6eeb077bc90c9c7783360a526b2f04645b1b0848
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3218
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3218
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3218
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3218
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2015-3218?
CVE-2015-3218 is a vulnerability in PolicyKit that allows local users to cause a denial of service by calling RegisterAuthenticationAgent with an invalid object path, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and polkitd daemon crash.
How does CVE-2015-3218 affect Red Hat Polkit?
Red Hat Polkit before version 0.113 is affected by CVE-2015-3218.
Which versions of Ubuntu's policykit-1 package are affected by CVE-2015-3218?
CVE-2015-3218 affects policykit-1 package versions 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2 and 0.105-11.
Which versions of Debian's policykit-1 package are affected by CVE-2015-3218?
CVE-2015-3218 affects policykit-1 package versions 0.105-25+deb10u1, 0.105-31+deb11u1, 122-3, and 123-3.
What is the severity of CVE-2015-3218?
CVE-2015-3218 has a low severity rating with a value of 2.1.
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