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Oracle Linux 9 : systemd (ELSA-2025-20344)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 237501

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-20344 advisory.

 [252-51.0.2]
 - coredump: use %d in kernel core pattern - CVE-2025-4598

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20344.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 237501

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-20344.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2025

Updated: 9/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.2

Temporal Score: 2.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4598

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-pam, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-ukify, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-boot-unsigned, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-resolved, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-libs, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-oomd, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:6:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-udev, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:rhel-net-naming-sysattrs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-rpm-macros

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-4598