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title: "CVE-2015-3255\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-3255

Publication date 26 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| policykit-1 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3255?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| policykit-1 | * Upstream:   [?id=9f5](http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=9f5e0c731784003bd4d6fc75ab739ff8b2ea269f) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3255)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3255)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3255)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3255)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3717-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3717-2)
+ PolicyKit vulnerabilities
+ 17 July 2018

+ [USN-3717-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3717-1)
+ PolicyKit vulnerabilities
+ 16 July 2018

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3255>