vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-7519: polkit: XML policy file with a large number of nested elements may lead to out-of-bounds write
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 11, 2025
Added
Jul 14, 2025
Modified
Jul 16, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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