# CVE-2025-24898: RUSTSEC-2025-0004 - ssl::select_next_proto use after free

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-24898-rust-openssl-ssl-select-next-proto-use-after-free  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-02-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-24898 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2025-02-02

ssl::select_next_proto use after free

Technologies: [openssl (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-openssl). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-24898 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-24898 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-24898?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 2 February 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.10.70, SEMVER:introduced=0.10.0,fixed=0.10.70.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-24898?** Yes. openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.70 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-24898?** Check whether you run openssl (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- openssl (crates.io): upgrade to 0.10.70 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p openssl
  ```


## Affected products

- openssl (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.10.70, SEMVER:introduced=0.10.0,fixed=0.10.70

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-24898
- GHSA-rpmj-rpgj-qmpm
- RUSTSEC-2025-0004

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