SB2025120319 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for systemd
Published: December 3, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025120319
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4598)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.