CVE-2025-7519
MEDIUMpolkit - Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Affected Products (6)
redhat/openshift_container_platform
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
Timeline
Published
Jul 14, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026