Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1
Release Date: 2025-07-25T13:28:49Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-7519 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-7519 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-7519 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for polkit fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-7519: Fixed a XML policy file with a large number of nested elements that may lead to out-of-bounds write. (bsc#1246472)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2525=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2525=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-0.113-5.30.1
    • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-debugsource-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-0.113-5.30.1
    • libpolkit0-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-devel-0.113-5.30.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-0.113-5.30.1
    • libpolkit0-0.113-5.30.1

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