CVE catalog

CVE-2015-3256

policykit-1: CVE-2015-3256

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 22, 2015, 7:44:28 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026

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."

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	policykit-1	sid	`128-1`	not affected
Debian	policykit-1	forky	`128-1`	not affected
Debian	policykit-1	trixie	`126-2`	not affected
Debian	policykit-1	bookworm	`122-3`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	policykit-1	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policykit-1	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policykit-1	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policykit-1	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gir1.2-polkit-1.0]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[libpolkit-agent-1-0]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[libpolkit-agent-1-dev]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[libpolkit-gobject-1-0]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[libpolkit-gobject-1-dev]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[pkexec]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[policykit-1]Not affected
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[policykit-1-doc]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[polkitd]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[polkitd-javascript]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
[polkitd-pkla]Not affected
Source package: [policykit-1]
Details (2)
- 122-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm
- 122-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policykit-1 · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:56 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]