Vulnerability in Redox-Os Redox
CVE-2025-46158
An issue in redoxOS kernel before commit 5d41cd7c allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the `setitimer` syscall
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Redox-Os Redox — versions 0.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/kernel/-/issues/164 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/kernel/-/merge_requests/386 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/Marsman1996/pocs/tree/master/redox/CVE-2025-46158 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46158?
- CVE-2025-46158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redox-Os Redox, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46158?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-46158 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.