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CVE-2015-3256 json

PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possib…

published 2015-10-26 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3309

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • polkit RHEL 7 0.112-6.el7_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0189

  • polkit SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +2 more 0.113-4.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1838-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3256 updated cvss 4.4

polkit: Memory corruption via javascript rule evaluation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) polkit 0.112-6.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) polkit-docs 0.112-6.el7_2, polkit-devel 0.112-6.el7_2, polkit-debuginfo 0.112-6.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) polkit 0.112-6.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) polkit-docs 0.112-6.el7_2, polkit-devel 0.112-6.el7_2, polkit-debuginfo 0.112-6.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) polkit 0.112-6.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) polkit 0.112-6.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0189
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 polkit, polkit-desktop-policy
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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