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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
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
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10631 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10635 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10742 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11403 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11404 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11405 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11406 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11407 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11408 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11418 (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.