6.7

CVE-2025-7519: redhat enterprise_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesMGASA-2026-0100SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1SUSE-SU-2025:02527-1
Published 14-07-2025Last modified 01-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-7519 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10453-1USN-8173-1

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse25 products
  • polkit&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 0.116-150200.3.15.1
  • polkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 0.116-150200.3.15.1
  • polkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 0.116-150200.3.15.1
  • polkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 0.116-150200.3.15.1
  • polkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS< 121-150500.3.6.1
Redhat2 products
Debian1 product
  • policykit-1All versions (No fix recorded) | < 127-1
Mageia1 product
  • polkit< 122-2.2.mga9
Opensuse1 product
  • polkit&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 121-150500.3.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • policykit-1All versions (No fix recorded) | < 0.105-33ubuntu0.1 | < 124-2ubuntu1.24.04.3 | < 126-2ubuntu0.1

6 vendors · 31 products

References

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