# Security update for systemd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02244-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-08T08:44:27Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1242827
  * bsc#1243935

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-4598

  
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:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix 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).

Other bugfixes:

  * logs-show: get timestamp and boot ID only when necessary (bsc#1242827).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2244=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2244=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2244=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2244=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2244=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2244=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * systemd-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-portable-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-mini-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-container-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-doc-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-mini-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-experimental-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-mini-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-homed-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev-mini1-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-portable-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-mini-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-container-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-experimental-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-devel-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-mini-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-homed-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-devel-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-testsuite-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-testsuite-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev-mini1-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-devel-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * systemd-boot-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-boot-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * systemd-lang-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * systemd-64bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-64bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-devel-64bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-64bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-64bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-64bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-64bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-doc-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-devel-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * systemd-lang-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-doc-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-coredump-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-container-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-devel-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * udev-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    * systemd-lang-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    * libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libsystemd0-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-32bit-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * libudev1-32bit-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-254.25-150600.4.40.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-debugsource-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-debuginfo-254.25-150600.4.40.1
    * systemd-network-254.25-150600.4.40.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4598.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242827
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243935