SUSE-SU-2025:20559-1: important: Security update for polkit

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# Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20559-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-20T11:34:30Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1246472

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-7519

  
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 Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for polkit fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-7519: Fixed that a XML policy file with a large number of nested
    elements 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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-425=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * polkit-debugsource-121-3.1
    * libpolkit-agent-1-0-121-3.1
    * libpolkit-gobject-1-0-debuginfo-121-3.1
    * polkit-121-3.1
    * polkit-debuginfo-121-3.1
    * libpolkit-gobject-1-0-121-3.1
    * libpolkit-agent-1-0-debuginfo-121-3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7519.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246472

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