Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2025-5024
A flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop. Once gnome-remote-desktop listens for RDP connections, an unauthenticated attacker can exhaust system resources and repeatedly crash the process. There may be a resource leak after many attacks, which will also result in gnome-remote-desktop no longer being able to open files even after it is restarted via systemd.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:47.3-2.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:0.1.6-9.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-life Add-on — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5024?
- CVE-2025-5024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2025-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5024?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.