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CVE-2025-32801

Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privilege escalation

Published: May 28, 2025Updated: May 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora EPELOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSE TumbleweedOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Internet Systems Consortium
oss-project·USaka isc
KeaOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-32801
kb.isc.org
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/
repo.red-soft.ru
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32801
security-tracker.debian.org
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