Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-4574Crossbeam-channel: crossbeam-channel vulnerable to double free on drop
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity double free in crossbeam-channel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In crossbeam-channel rust crate, the internal `Channel` type's `Drop` method has a race condition which could, in some circumstances, lead to a double-free that could result in memory corruption.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | rust-crossbeam-channel | 0.5.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-4574 |
| Debian:14 | rust-crossbeam-channel | 0.5.15-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-4574 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-crossbeam-channel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-4574 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-crossbeam-channel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-4574 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-415 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4574 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2358890 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg9f-39pc-qf8g
- https://github.com/crossbeam-rs/crossbeam/pull/1187