INFSA-2025:9328: libblockdev security update
Information about definition
Identificator: INFSA-2025:9328
Type: security
Release date: 2025-07-15 19:23:58 UTC
Information about package
The libblockdev packages provide a C library with GObject introspection support used for low-level operations on block devices. The library serves as a thin wrapper around plug-ins for specific functionality, such as LVM, Btrfs, LUKS, or MD RAID.
Vulnerabilities description
- CVE-2025-6019
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability was found in libblockdev. Generally, the "allow_active" setting in Polkit permits a physically present user to take certain actions based on the session type. Due to the way libblockdev interacts with the udisks daemon, an "allow_active" user on a system may be able escalate to full root privileges on the target host. Normally, udisks mounts user-provided filesystem images with security flags like nosuid and nodev to prevent privilege escalation. However, a local attacker can create a specially crafted XFS image containing a SUID-root shell, then trick udisks into resizing it. This mounts their malicious filesystem with root privileges, allowing them to execute their SUID-root shell and gain complete control of the system.
Severity level
CVE | Score CVSS 2.0 | Score CVSS 3.x | Score CVSS 4.0 |
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NIST — CVE-2025-6019
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no information | 7.0 | no information |
Updated packages