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title: "CVE-2025-32801\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2025-32801

Publication date 28 May 2025

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-32801?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-32801?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| isc-kea | 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was ignored [backport too intrusive] |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored backport too intrusive |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

The changes in the new version are massive and restrict
configuration and data files to a specific directory set at
build time. This may introduce a regression in stable releases
depending on how existing installations are configured.
On Debian and Ubuntu on noble+, the daemons are run as non-root,
and are protected by AppArmor. These hardening measures
mitigate this vulnerability.
In addition, access to the RESTful API is restricted to
authenticated users.
AppArmor profile was introduced in (2.2.0-3) (noble+)
RESTful API restriction was introduced in (2.2.0-8) (noble+)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-32801)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32801)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-32801)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-32801)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32801>
* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/28/7>
* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/28/8>