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Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026

Polkit: xml policy file with a large number of nested elements may lead to out-of-bounds write

CVE-2025-7519

Description

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.

Affected products

2
  • Polkit Org/PolkitOSV2 versions
    0.100, 0.101, 0.102, …+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 0.100, 0.101, 0.102, …
    • (no CPE)

Patches

0

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Vulnerability mechanics

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