SB2025082181 - SUSE update for polkit
Published: August 21, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025082181
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7519)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing XML policy with 32 or more nested elements in depth. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.