CVE-2015-4625

Publication date 26 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
policykit-1 21.04 hirsute
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
20.10 groovy
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
19.10 eoan
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
19.04 disco
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
18.10 cosmic
Fixed 0.105-11ubuntu1
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
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
policykit-1