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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade policykit-1 | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade polkit | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade polkit-develUpgrade polkit-docsUpgrade polkit | Dec 4, 2019 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade polkit-develUpgrade polkitUpgrade polkit-docs | Apr 16, 2020 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade polkit-develUpgrade polkitUpgrade polkit-docs | Nov 19, 2019 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpolkit0Upgrade polkit-develUpgrade typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0Upgrade libpolkit0-32bitUpgrade polkit | Dec 18, 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libpolkit-backend-1-0 | Jul 26, 2018 | Oct 26, 2015 |
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