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Missing check for thread priority

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In Eclipse ThreadX before version 6.4.3, the thread module has a setting of maximum priority. In some cases the check of that maximum priority wasn't performed, allowing, as a result, to obtain a thread with higher priority than expected and causing a possible denial of service.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-55079
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 05:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Missing check for thread priority

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Oct 2025, 04:29 UTC

In Eclipse ThreadX before version 6.4.3, the thread module has a setting of maximum priority. In some cases the check of that maximum priority wasn't performed, allowing, as a result, to obtain a thread with higher priority than expected and causing a possible denial of service.

osv:CVE-2025-55079
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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