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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-4432 is an availability issue in Rust's ring cryptography library. Under overflow checking, some AES functions can panic. In QUIC, a specially crafted packet can trigger the panic, potentially disrupting affected software without compromising data confidentiality or integrity.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority availability risk. It is not described as data theft or privilege escalation, but public-facing QUIC services and vendor-packaged dependencies should be reviewed during normal patch cycles.
Technical view
The flaw is a panic condition in ring AES code when overflow checks are enabled. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.3, network reachable, unauthenticated, low availability impact only. Sources reference ring PR 2447, commit ec2d3cf, and release 0.17.12.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant for Rust applications or packaged software using ring with overflow checking enabled, particularly QUIC implementations. Red Hat lists affected RHEL packages including firefox, thunderbird, rust, gjs, rpm-ostree, polkit, snpguest, and trustee-guest-components across several RHEL versions.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. It states an attacker can induce the panic via a specially crafted QUIC packet, and that it may also occur unintentionally at about 1 in 2^32 packets.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a panic-based denial-of-service condition, not memory corruption or code execution. The affected-version detail in the bundle is incomplete for upstream ring, so rely on GHSA, RustSec, ring release notes, and vendor advisories for exact fixed versions.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor guidance for affected Red Hat packages and ring consumers.
- Update ring to a release containing the referenced fix where applicable.
- Prioritize internet-facing QUIC services using ring with overflow checks enabled.
- Track Red Hat advisories for package-specific errata and backports.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Rust dependencies for ring usage and resolved versions.
- Identify QUIC code paths that use ring AES functionality.
- Check RHEL systems for listed affected package names and vendor errata status.
- Confirm whether builds enable overflow checking in affected environments.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-4432CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2350655CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p46-pwfr-66x6CVE reference, redhat
- https://github.com/briansmith/ringCVE reference, redhat
- https://github.com/briansmith/ring/blob/main/RELEASES.md#version-01712-2025-03-05CVE reference, redhat
- https://github.com/briansmith/ring/commit/ec2d3cf1d91f148c84e4806b4f0b3c98f6df3b38CVE reference, redhat
- https://github.com/briansmith/ring/pull/2447CVE reference, redhat
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0009.htmlCVE reference, redhat
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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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