CVE-2025-4478
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CVE-2025-4478 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freerdp | Freerdp | >= 3.0.0, < 3.16.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9307Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4478Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2365232Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Timeline
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- Status
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