GHSA-jq8x-v7jw-v675: Duplicate Advisory: users may append `root` to group listings
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Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-m65q-v92h-cm7q. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12359
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5791
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370001
- crates.io/crates/users
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jq8x-v7jw-v675
- github.com/ogham/rust-users/issues/44
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5791
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2025-0040.html
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