CVE-2015-4625
Published: 26 October 2015
Integer overflow in the authentication_agent_new_cookie function in PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a large number of connections, which triggers the issuance of a duplicate cookie value.
Priority
Low
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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policykit-1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Released
(0.105-11ubuntu1)
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(0.105-11ubuntu1)
|
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(0.105-11ubuntu1)
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(0.105-11ubuntu1)
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2)
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Patches: Upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=ea544ffc18405237ccd95d28d7f45afef49aca17 Upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=493aa5dc1d278ab9097110c1262f5229bbaf1766 Upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/polkit/commit/?id=fb5076b7c05d01a532d593a4079a29cf2d63a228 |
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References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4625
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000425.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian