CVE-2025-5791
Users: `root` appended to group listings
A flaw was found in the user's crate for Rust. This vulnerability allows privilege escalation via incorrect group listing when a user or process has fewer than exactly 1024 groups, leading to the erroneous inclusion of the root group in the access list.
Fixes and workarounds
No remediation reported in collected sources.
Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
rust-users
https://github.com/ogham/rust-users/ |
≥ 0.8.0; < 0.11.1 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.10 Red Hat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-rhel9-operator
https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/ |
≥ 1.10-1753885668; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat rust-ssh-key-dir
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat rust-afterburn
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Red Hat kata-containers
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Red Hat rust-afterburn
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer Red Hat rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 7.1 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CNA: redhat |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12359CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5791CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370001CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://crates.io/crates/usersCNA: redhat
- https://github.com/ogham/rust-users/issues/44CNA: redhat
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0040.htmlCNA: redhat
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