SB2015102606 - Input validation error in Freedesktop polkit
Published: October 26, 2015 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015102606
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4625)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023