CVE-2025-4478

Summary

A flaw was found in the FreeRDP used by Anaconda's remote install feature, where a crafted RDP packet could trigger a segmentation fault. This issue causes the service to crash and remain defunct, resulting in a denial of service. It occurs pre-boot and is likely due to a NULL pointer dereference. Rebooting is required to recover the system.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
3.0.0-beta1 < 3.16.0affected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 102:3.10.3-3.el10_0 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References