Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02527-1
Release Date: 2025-07-25T14:34:51Z
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
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:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2527=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2527=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-2527=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2527=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2527=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2527=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2527=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2527=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2527=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-32bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-32bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-32bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-32bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    • polkit-doc-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-64bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-64bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-64bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-64bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-32bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-32bit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-32bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-32bit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • polkit-doc-121-150500.3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • polkit-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • pkexec-121-150500.3.6.1
    • typelib-1_0-Polkit-1_0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-devel-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-150500.3.6.1
    • polkit-debugsource-121-150500.3.6.1
    • libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-150500.3.6.1

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