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🛡️ CVE-2025-4598 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 4.7 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-364 NVD
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Description

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2025-4598 is classified as CWE-364: Signal Handler Race Condition. The product uses a signal handler that introduces a race condition.

Affected software

CVE-2025-4598 is recorded against 6 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • enterprise-linux
  • linux
  • linux-kernel (fixed in 6.16)
  • openshift-container-platform
  • systemd (from 257 up to 257.6)

Timeline and source

Published on 30 May 2025 and last revised on 30 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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bugzilla.redhat.com
www.openwall.com
seclists.org
www.openwall.com
www.openwall.com
www.openwall.com
blogs.oracle.com
ciq.com
lists.debian.org
www.openwall.com
cert-portal.siemens.com

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Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-364: Signal Handler Race Condition) in other software:

CVE-2025-4598 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 4.7
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-364
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2025-05-30
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-30
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
enterprise-linux
linux
linux-kernel 6.16
openshift-container-platform
systemd 257 257.6

References

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