Detections
Analytics
Oracle Linux 8 : systemd (ELSA-2025-20343)
high Nessus Plugin ID 237523
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-20343 advisory.[239-82.0.4.5]
- 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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 237523
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-20343.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/30/2025
Updated: 5/30/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4598
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-pam, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8::baseos_latest, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-journal-remote, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-container, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-udev, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-tests, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:systemd-libs
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
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