crossbeam-channel Crate up to 0.5.14 on Rust double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in crossbeam-channel Crate up to 0.5.14 on Rust and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes double free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-4574. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in crossbeam-channel Crate up to 0.5.14 on Rust. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-4574 since 05/12/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237169 (Fedora 41 : python-watchfiles (2025-e5d435516f)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.5.15 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237169) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-14635). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237169
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : python-watchfiles (2025-e5d435516f)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: crossbeam-channel Crate 0.5.15
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/12/2025 🔍
05/14/2025 +2 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2026 +317 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308815
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 06:21
Updated: 03/27/2026 01:04
Changes: 05/14/2025 06:21 (64), 05/23/2025 13:09 (2), 08/03/2025 06:56 (1), 03/27/2026 01:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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