Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4625
CVE-2015-4625
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.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/polkit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012
< 0.113-4.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.113-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.113-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.113-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.113-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.113-4.1
Patches
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References
12- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161721.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162294.htmlnvd
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.htmlnvd
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-June/000427.htmlnvd
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-May/000419.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/09/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/21nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75267nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023nvd
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