Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-remote-desktop security update
Affects Red Hat gnome-remote-desktopSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/gnome-remote-desktop package to 8.2.1 when convenient.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 12:16 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.2.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/gnome-remote-desktop package to 8.2.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/gnome-remote-desktoppkg:rpm/redhat/gnome-remote-desktopOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an updated gnome-remote-desktop package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:11418. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-5024) in GNOME Remote Desktop allows uncontrolled resource consumption due to malformed RDP PDUs. This issue affects the gnome-remote-desktop component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. A security update addressing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat.