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CVE-2025-5024VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: gnome-remote-desktop security update

Affects Red Hat gnome-remote-desktopSource GCVE Database

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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

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Patch
Available – fixed in 8.2.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/gnome-remote-desktoppkg:rpm/redhat/gnome-remote-desktopOther threatsAffected
  • >=8.2 <8.2.1
Fixed in
  • 8.2.1

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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.

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