CVE-2025-5024

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 100:47.3-2.el10_0 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:0.1.8-4.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support0:0.1.6-9.el8_2.1 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support0:0.1.8-4.el8_4 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On0:0.1.8-4.el8_4 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support0:0.1.8-4.el8_6 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service0:0.1.8-4.el8_6 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:0.1.8-4.el8_6 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service0:0.1.8-4.el8_8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:0.1.8-4.el8_8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:40.0-11.el9_6 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:40.0-10.el9_0 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:40.0-10.el9_2 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support0:40.0-11.el9_4 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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