Critical severity9.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-53391

Description

The Debian zuluPolkit/CMakeLists.txt file for zuluCrypt through the zulucrypt_6.2.0-1 package has insecure PolicyKit allow_any/allow_inactive/allow_active settings that allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

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References

bugs.debian.org/1108288nvd
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/z/zulucrypt/zulucrypt_6.2.0-1.dscnvd
salsa.debian.org/debian/zulucrypt/-/blob/9d661c9f384c4d889d3387944e14ac70cfb9684b/debian/patches/fix_zulupolkit_policy.patchnvd

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