Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Vulnerabilities CVSS 8.2 Remote Code Execution
Summary
CERT-Bund issued security advisory WID-SEC-2026-1183 warning of multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images RPMs for pyOpenSSL and jq. The vulnerabilities carry a CVSS Base Score of 8.2 (high) and a CVSS Temporal Score of 7.1 (high). Remote attackers can exploit these flaws to bypass security measures, cause denial-of-service conditions, disclose confidential information, or execute arbitrary code.
What changed
CERT-Bund published a security advisory documenting multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images RPMs for the pyOpenSSL and jq packages. The vulnerabilities have been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 8.2 (high) and a CVSS Temporal Score of 7.1 (high), indicating significant risk. The advisory confirms that remote exploitation is possible.
Organisations running affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images should assess their exposure to these packages and apply available mitigations. The advisory explicitly notes that mitigations exist, suggesting patches or workarounds are available.
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[WID-SEC-2026-1183] Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs (jq und pyOpenSSL): Mehrere Schwachstellen CVSS Base Score 8.2 (hoch) CVSS Temporal Score 7.1 (hoch) Remoteangriff ja Datum 20.04.2026 Stand 21.04.2026 Mitigation ja
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- UNIX
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution.
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20.04.2026
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images RPMs pyOpenSSL
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images RPMs jq
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Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenlegen oder nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchführen, einschließlich potenzieller Codeausführung. CVE Informationen Versionshistorie Feedback zum Advisory geben
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