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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-10-26T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:18:12.015Z

Reserved: 2015-06-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-4625

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-10-26T19:59:05.733

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-4625

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4625 - Bugzilla