Monday, June 9, 2025

[USN-7559-1] systemd vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7559-1
June 09, 2025

systemd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

systemd could be made to leak sensitive information.

Software Description:
- systemd: system and service manager

Details:

Qualys discovered that systemd incorrectly handled metadata when processing
application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose
sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
systemd-coredump 257.4-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 24.10
systemd-coredump 256.5-2ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
systemd-coredump 255.4-1ubuntu8.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
systemd-coredump 249.11-0ubuntu3.16

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
systemd-coredump 245.4-4ubuntu3.24+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7559-1
CVE-2025-4598

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/257.4-1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/256.5-2ubuntu3.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/255.4-1ubuntu8.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/249.11-0ubuntu3.16

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