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SUSE: systemd Moderate Update CVE-2025-4598 Details Advisory 2025:20597-1

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Calendar Grey August 29, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a critical security patch for systemd addressing several vulnerabilities, notably CVE-2025-4598. A system reboot is mandatory following the update to ensure full protection.
* bsc#1242827 * bsc#1243935 * bsc#1247074 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for systemd fixes the following issues: * Remove the script used to help migrating the language and locale settings located in /etc/sysconfig/language on old systems to the systemd default locations (bsc#1247074) The script was introduced more than 7 years ago and all systems running TW should have been migrated since then. Moreover the installer supports the systemd default locations since approximately SLE15. * triggers.systemd: skip update of hwdb, journal-catalog if executed during an offline update. * logs-show: get timestamp and boot ID only when necessary (bsc#1242827) * sd-journal: drop to use Hashmap to manage journal files per boot ID * tree-wide: set SD_JOURNAL_ASSUME_IMMUTABLE where appropriate * sd-journal: introduce SD_JOURNAL_ASSUME_IMMUTABLE flag

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1242827

* bsc#1243935

* bsc#1247074

Cross-

* 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:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

* SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes can now be installed.

##

* 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

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247074

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20597-1
Release Date: 2025-08-16T11:46:56Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

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