CVE-2015-3218

polkit: crash authentication_agent_new with invalid object path in RegisterAuthenticationAgent

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 29, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A NULL-pointer dereference flaw was discovered in polkitd. A malicious, local user could exploit this flaw to crash polkitd.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE not specified