CVE-2015-3256

Description

PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3256?
CVE-2015-3256 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3256?
To fix CVE-2015-3256, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3256 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3256 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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