Description
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.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.html
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
Scores
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
28.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (5)
fedoraproject/fedora
21
fedoraproject/fedora
22
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
polkit_project/polkit
< 0.112
Published
Oct 26, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026