CVE-2025-7519

A flaw was found in polkit. When processing an XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth, an out-of-bounds write can be triggered. This issue can lead to a crash or other unexpected behavior, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. To exploit this flaw, a high-privilege account is needed as it's required to place the malicious policy file properly.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhatCNA
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
policykit-1
bullseye (security)
unimportant
bullseye
unimportant
bookworm
unimportant
sid
unimportant
trixie
unimportant
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
policykit-1
plucky
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage