Summary
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.
Security Fix(es):
* libblockdev: LPE from allow_active to root in libblockdev via udisks (CVE-2025-6019)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | libblockdev | 0:2.28-7.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.0CVE-2025-6019 Public exploit
Libblockdev: lpe from allow_active to root in libblockdev via udisks
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 udisk…
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370051