USN-3717-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3717-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3717-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3717-1
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Published
2018-07-16T15:17:18.803554Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:40Z
Summary
policykit-1 vulnerabilities
Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain invalid object paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3218)

It was discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled certain duplicate action IDs. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3255)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly handled duplicate cookie values. A local attacker could use this issue to cause PolicyKit to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-4625)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that PolicyKit incorrectly checked users. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause authentication dialogs to show up for other users, leading to a denial of service or an information leak. (CVE-2018-1116)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1@0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.105-3ubuntu3
0.105-4ubuntu1
0.105-4ubuntu2
0.105-4ubuntu2.14.04.1
0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-3218",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-3255",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-4625",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-1116",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1@0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.105-11ubuntu2
0.105-13
0.105-13ubuntu1
0.105-14
0.105-14.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-14.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-1116",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1@0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.105-18
0.105-20

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-polkit-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-agent-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-backend-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libpolkit-gobject-1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "policykit-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-1116",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}