Security update for systemd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02243-1
Release Date: 2025-07-08T08:43:32Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-4598 ( SUSE ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-4598 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for systemd fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-4598: Fixed race condition that allows a local attacker to crash a SUID program and gain read access to the resulting core dump (bsc#1243935).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2243=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libudev-devel-228-157.72.1
    • libudev1-debuginfo-32bit-228-157.72.1
    • udev-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-debuginfo-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-debuginfo-32bit-228-157.72.1
    • udev-debuginfo-228-157.72.1
    • libsystemd0-debuginfo-228-157.72.1
    • libsystemd0-debuginfo-32bit-228-157.72.1
    • libudev1-debuginfo-228-157.72.1
    • libudev1-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-devel-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-32bit-228-157.72.1
    • libudev1-32bit-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-sysvinit-228-157.72.1
    • libsystemd0-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-debugsource-228-157.72.1
    • systemd-228-157.72.1
    • libsystemd0-32bit-228-157.72.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • systemd-bash-completion-228-157.72.1

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