Fedora EPEL 9 update for exim

Published: 2025-03-26 | Updated: 2025-04-08

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2025-30232
CWE-ID	CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system exim Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU106059

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-30232

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the handling of the dp command line parameter. A local user with command-line access can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 9

exim: before 4.98.2-1.el9

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-ff88bfea14

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.