CVE-2025-2515 (GCVE-0-2025-2515)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-24 16:21
Modified
2025-12-24 16:48
Severity ?
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
A vulnerability was found in BlueChi, a multi-node systemd service controller used in RHIVOS. This flaw allows a user with root privileges on a managed node (qm) to create or override systemd service unit files that affect the host node. This issue can lead to privilege escalation, unauthorized service execution, and potential system compromise.
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Eclipse Foundation BlueChi Version: 0   ≤
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