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 Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2016-12-05T22:57:01

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


Link: CVE-2015-4625

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2018-10-30T16:27:35.843


Link: CVE-2015-4625

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