CVE-2015-3218
EPSS 0.13%
Description
The authentication_agent_new function in polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and polkitd daemon crash) by calling RegisterAuthenticationAgent with an invalid object path.
How to fix CVE-2015-3218
To remediate CVE-2015-3218, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/policykit-1—upgrade to 0.105-11 or later
Is CVE-2015-3218 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.105-11