Privilege escalation in Udisks



| Updated: 2025-09-05
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-8067
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 udisks
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Freedesktop.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU114677

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8067

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

udisks: 2.6.4 - 2.10.90

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388623


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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