CVE-2025-4598
CVE-2025-4598 · Systemd-coredump: race condition that allows a local attacker to crash a suid program and gain read access to the resulting core dump
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A vulnerability was found in systemd-coredump. This flaw allows an attacker to force a SUID process to crash and replace it with a non-SUID binary to access the original's privileged process coredump, allowing the attacker to read sensitive data, such as /etc/shadow content, loaded by the original process. A SUID binary or process has a special type of permission, which allows the process to run with the file owner's permissions, regardless of the user executing the binary. This allows the process to access more restricted data than unprivileged users or processes would be able to. An attacker can leverage this flaw by forcing a SUID process to crash and force the Linux kernel to recycle the process PID before systemd-coredump can analyze the /proc/pid/auxv file. If the attacker wins the race condition, they gain access to the original's SUID process coredump file. They can read sensitive content loaded into memory by the original binary, affecting data confidentiality.
CVSS 4.7 · Medium · EPSS 1.2% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
red hat enterprise linux 10
- Versions
- ≥ 0:257-23.el10: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
- Versions
- ≥ 0:252-55.el9_7.7: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 7
- Versions
- ≥ 7: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 8
- Versions
- ≥ 8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat ceph storage 8
- Versions
- ≥ 1769512383: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat discovery 2
- Versions
- ≥ 1767888970: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat discovery 2
- Versions
- ≥ 1767904573: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat insights proxy 1.5
- Versions
- ≥ 1.5.9-1765201856: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 10
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 7
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 7
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
No fix published
red hat openshift container platform 4
No fix published
red hat openshift container platform 4
No fix published
systemd Debian:12
- Versions
- 252.11-1
- 252.11-1~deb12u1
- 252.12-1~deb12u1
- 252.14-1~deb12u1
- 252.16-1~deb12u1
- 252.17-1~deb12u1
- 252.18-1~deb12u1
- 252.19-1~deb12u1
- 252.20-1~deb12u1
- 252.21-1~deb12u1
- 252.22-1~deb12u1
- 252.23-1~deb12u1
- 252.24-1~deb12u1
- 252.25-1~deb12u1
- 252.26-1~deb12u1
- 252.26-1~deb12u2
- 252.26-1~deb12u2~bpo11+1
- 252.27-1~deb12u1
- 252.28-1~deb12u1
- 252.29-1~deb12u1
- 252.29-1~deb12u1~bpo11+1
- 252.30-1~deb12u1
- 252.30-1~deb12u2
- 252.31-1~deb12u1
- 252.32-1~deb12u1
- 252.33-1~deb12u1
- 252.36-1~deb12u1
- 252.6-1
- 252.6-1+loong64
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 252.38-1~deb12u1
Update to 252.38-1~deb12u1
systemd Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 257.6-1
Update to 257.6-1
systemd Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 257.6-1
Update to 257.6-1
systemd Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 242-7ubuntu3
- 243-2ubuntu1
- 243-3ubuntu1
- 244-3ubuntu1
- 244.1-0ubuntu2
- 244.1-0ubuntu3
- 244.2-1ubuntu1
- 244.3-1ubuntu1
- 245.2-1ubuntu1
- 245.2-1ubuntu2
- 245.4-2ubuntu1
- 245.4-4ubuntu1
- 245.4-4ubuntu3
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.1
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.2
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.3
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.4
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.5
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.6
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.7
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.10
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.11
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.13
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.14
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.15
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.16
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.17
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.18
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.19
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.20
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.21
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.22
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.23
- 245.4-4ubuntu3.24
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 245.4-4ubuntu3.24+esm1
Update to 245.4-4ubuntu3.24+esm1
systemd Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 248.3-1ubuntu8
- 249.5-2ubuntu1
- 249.5-2ubuntu2
- 249.5-2ubuntu3
- 249.5-2ubuntu4
- 249.9-0ubuntu2
- 249.10-0ubuntu1
- 249.10-0ubuntu2
- 249.11-0ubuntu1
- 249.11-0ubuntu2
- 249.11-0ubuntu3
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.1
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.3
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.4
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.6
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.7
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.9
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.10
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.11
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.12
- 249.11-0ubuntu3.15
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 249.11-0ubuntu3.16
Update to 249.11-0ubuntu3.16
systemd Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 253.5-1ubuntu6
- 253.5-1ubuntu7
- 255.2-3ubuntu2
- 255.4-1ubuntu5
- 255.4-1ubuntu6
- 255.4-1ubuntu7
- 255.4-1ubuntu8
- 255.4-1ubuntu8.1
- 255.4-1ubuntu8.2
- 255.4-1ubuntu8.4
- 255.4-1ubuntu8.5
- 255.4-1ubuntu8.6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 255.4-1ubuntu8.8
Update to 255.4-1ubuntu8.8
Original sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22660
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22868
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23227
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23234
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0414
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1652
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18153
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4598
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369242
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/18/3
- https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/analysis-of-cve-2025-4598
- https://ciq.com/blog/the-real-danger-of-systemd-coredump-cve-2025-4598/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00022.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/18/3
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4598