debian · CVE-2015-4625

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Priority: low Published: Updated: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:01:32 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2015-4625 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (policykit-1), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

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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