CVE-2025-7519
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
33/100
Published: 2025-07-14
Modified: 2026-11-05
First seen: 2026-11-05
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
High
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | 0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 10.0 |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | 4.0 |
References & Advisories (4)
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