CVE-2025-4598

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Aug 2025, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux
Debian
Systemd Project
Systemd Project systemd
Oracle
Debian debian Linux
Oracle linux
Linux linux Kernel
References () https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/analysis-of-cve-2025-4598 - () https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/analysis-of-cve-2025-4598 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://ciq.com/blog/the-real-danger-of-systemd-coredump-cve-2025-4598/ - () https://ciq.com/blog/the-real-danger-of-systemd-coredump-cve-2025-4598/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/18/3 - () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/18/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

18 Aug 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () 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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/18/3 -

12 Aug 2025, 19:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Redhat
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4598 - () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4598 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369242 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369242 - Issue Tracking
References () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/3 - () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/3 - Mailing List
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/1 - Mailing List
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/3 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/3 - Mailing List

05 Jun 2025, 07:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-30 14:15

Updated : 2025-08-27 17:16


NVD link : CVE-2025-4598

Mitre link : CVE-2025-4598

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-4598


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Products Affected

oracle

  • linux

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • openshift_container_platform

systemd_project

  • systemd

linux

  • linux_kernel

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-364

Signal Handler Race Condition