CVE-2025-4598
Systemd-coredump SUID Process Core Dump File Access Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 30, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 30, 2025, 4:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.0
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| URL | Resource |
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| 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 |
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The Hacker News
New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora
Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Un ... Read more
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CVE-2025-4598 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-364 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4598 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369242 Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/3
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