CVE-2025-6019CWE-250

Libblockdev: lpe from allow_active to root in libblockdev via udisks

High · published June 19, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00469 · 39.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Published
2025-06-19T11:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 11:55Z
    Libblockdev: lpe from allow_active to root in libblockdev via udisks
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