github - ghsa-3hwj-36x6-3356

ghsa-3hwj-36x6-3356

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-14 03:12

Modified

2025-04-12 12:53

Details

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.

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  "aliases": [
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  "id": "GHSA-3hwj-36x6-3356",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:53:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:12:09Z",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07"
    },
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      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2"
    },
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    },
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CVE-2015-3255 (GCVE-0-2015-3255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2015-10-26 19:00

Modified

2024-08-06 05:39

Severity ?

CWE

n/a

Summary

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.

References

URL

Tags

	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-07	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3717-2/	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245673	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
	http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83590	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

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