Security update for polkit SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1 Final 1 1 2025-07-25T13:28:46Z current 2025-07-25T13:28:46Z 2025-07-25T13:28:46Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for polkit This update for polkit fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-7519: Fixed a XML policy file with a large number of nested elements that may lead to out-of-bounds write. (bsc#1246472) The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2025-2525,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2525,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2525 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502525-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-July/040937.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246472 SUSE Bug 1246472 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7519/ SUSE CVE CVE-2025-7519 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1 libpolkit0-32bit-0.113-5.30.1 libpolkit0-64bit-0.113-5.30.1 polkit-0.113-5.30.1 polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1 polkit-doc-0.113-5.30.1 typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1 libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS polkit-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 polkit-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 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. CVE-2025-7519 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS:libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS:polkit-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS:polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS:typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5:libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5:polkit-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5:polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5:typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502525-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7519.html CVE-2025-7519 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246472 SUSE Bug 1246472