CVE-2025-53901
Description
A program panic flaw has been discovered in wasmtime. This flaw is trigger by calling path_open after calling fd_renumber with either two equal argument values or a second argument being equal to a previously-closed file descriptor number value. The corrupt state introduced in fd_renumber will lead to the subsequent opening of a file descriptor to panic. This panic cannot introduce memory unsafety or allow WebAssembly to break outside of its sandbox
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Read Application Data
If a released resource is subsequently reused or reallocated, then an attempt to use the original resource might allow access to sensitive data that is associated with a different user or entity.
Other,Availability
Technical Impact: Other; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
When a resource is released it might not be in an expected state, later attempts to access the resource may lead to resultant errors that may lead to a crash.
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