SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1: important: Security update for polkit

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# Security update for polkit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02525-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-25T13:28:49Z  
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 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

## References:

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

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