Red HatCVE-2026-96279
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: link following
Medium6.5CVE-2026-96279 · Published Sep 27, 2026
A malicious OCI registry can hardlink arbitrary host files into the extraction directory when a user installs or updates a Flatpak application from an OCI remote, allowing disclosure of arbitrary host file contents. For system-wide installs running as root, this includes sensitive files such as /etc/shadow.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Product | all versions | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-59
More Red Hat advisories
All Red Hat| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux: link following | Low2.5 | No fix yet |
| Sep 27 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux: link following | Low3.1 | No fix yet |
| Sep 27 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux: missing authorization | Low3.3 | No fix yet |
| Sep 27 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux: code execution | High7.5 | No fix yet |
| Sep 27 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux: improper access control | Medium6.2 | No fix yet |
| Sep 25 | Red Hat QEMU: use after free | High8.8 | No fix yet |