CVE-2025-7519
Public on 2025-07-14
Modified on 2025-07-16
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.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
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Amazon Linux 2 - Core | polkit | Pending Fix | ||
Amazon Linux 2023 | polkit | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |