#VU111062 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in systemd - CVE-2025-4598
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111062
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
systemd
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists in systemd-coredump when handling process crashes. A local user who can force a SUID process to crash can replace it with a non-SUID binary to access the original's privileged process coredump and read sensitive data, such as /etc/shadow content, loaded by the original process.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
systemd: All versions
External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/05/3
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
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
