polkit

  1. CVE-2025-7519 Polkit XML Parser Depth Bug: Patch Enforces Safe Depth

    A deep parsing bug in polkit’s XML policy handler can be triggered by a crafted .policy file with unusually deep nesting (32 or more elements), producing an out‑of‑bounds write that can crash polkit’s daemon and — in the worst case — might be leveraged toward code execution; vendors and upstream...