CVE-2025-5024: Gnome-remote-desktop: uncontrolled resource consumption due to malformed rdp pdus

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-22 · updated 2026-06-30
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

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 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: all versions — fixed in 0:47.3-2.el10_0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.6-9.el8_2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: all versions — fixed in 0:40.0-11.el9_6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 0:40.0-10.el9_0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 0:40.0-10.el9_2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: all versions — fixed in 0:40.0-11.el9_4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:47.3-2.el10_0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:0.1.8-4.el8_10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 0:0.1.6-9.el8_2.1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 0:0.1.8-4.el8_4; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:0.1.8-4.el8_8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:40.0-11.el9_6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:40.0-10.el9_0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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