Bug 2366362 (CVE-2025-32801) - CVE-2025-32801 kea: Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privilege escalation
Summary: CVE-2025-32801 kea: Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privil...
Keywords:
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-32801
Deadline: 2025-05-28
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
QA Contact:
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 2369379 2369380 2369381
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-05-14 22:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-06-17 11:30 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed:
Embargoed:

Attachments (Terms of Use)


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2025:9178 0 None None None 2025-06-17 11:30:18 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-05-14 22:08:16 UTC 
Kea configuration and API directives can be used to load a malicious hook library. Many common configurations run Kea as root, leave the API entry points unsecured by default, and/or place the control sockets in insecure paths.
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2025-06-17 11:30:17 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2025:9178 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9178
Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.