vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-32801: kea: Loading a malicious hook library can lead to local privilege escalation (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 28, 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 28, 2025
Added
Jan 27, 2026
Modified
Jan 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kearedhat-upgrade-kea-debuginforedhat-upgrade-kea-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-kea-docredhat-upgrade-kea-hooksredhat-upgrade-kea-hooks-debuginforedhat-upgrade-kea-keamaredhat-upgrade-kea-keama-debuginforedhat-upgrade-kea-libsredhat-upgrade-kea-libs-debuginfo
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