CVE-2025-5791
Rust Crate Root Group Privilege Escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 6, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 31, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update affected packages.
- If necessary, reboot the system.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 31, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12359 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-266 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5791 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370001 Added Reference https://crates.io/crates/users Added Reference https://github.com/ogham/rust-users/issues/44 Added Reference https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0040.html