Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel
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 sensitiv…
EPSS: 0.001 (29.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Oracle Linux — versions 8, 9
- Systemd_project Systemd
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 7 — versions 7, sha256:cfaf2a3c9513bd280265b0e2ca5f7d60022a2e362027becfeb2c133179925523
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 8 — versions 1769512383, sha256:97a60239048123bc963d7c9ac2ad85caa6a254759e44c15f173ca12ea51e4719, 8
- Red Hat Discovery 2 — versions 1767888970, 1767904573, sha256:899bd7f941512d54af8ab369ca03028a7d27d05887ccce24bc12c7ccd3e4dbee
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:257-23.el10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- RHSA-2025:22660 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:22868 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:23227 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2025:23234 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:0414 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2026:1652 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- RHBZ#2369242 (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-4598?
- CVE-2025-4598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Signal Handler Race Condition. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-4598?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-4598 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.