The authentication_agent_new function in
polkitbackend/polkitbackendinteractiveauthority.c in PolicyKit (aka polkit)
before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
dereference and polkitd daemon crash) by calling
RegisterAuthenticationAgent with an invalid object path.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | policykit-1 | <Â 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.2 | UNKNOWN |