Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
This update includes the following RPMs: curl: * curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-devel-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-minimal-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * curl-8.20.0-2.hum1.src (src)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory concerns a medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-7168) affecting Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, including curl and libcurl packages for aarch64 and x86_64. The update to curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 and related packages addresses bug fixes and enhancements. The advisory does not specify the nature of the vulnerability beyond referencing CWE-201 (Information Exposure Through Sent Data). No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor provides updated RPMs as the remediation method.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability involves potential information exposure through sent data as indicated by CWE-201. The impact is assessed as medium severity by the vendor. No known active exploitation has been reported. The affected components are critical libraries used for data transfer, which could lead to unintended data disclosure if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An update including curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 and related libcurl packages is available from Red Hat. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply this update following Red Hat's standard update procedures. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Description
This update includes the following RPMs: curl: * curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-devel-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * libcurl-minimal-8.20.0-2.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * curl-8.20.0-2.hum1.src (src)
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory concerns a medium severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-7168) affecting Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, including curl and libcurl packages for aarch64 and x86_64. The update to curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 and related packages addresses bug fixes and enhancements. The advisory does not specify the nature of the vulnerability beyond referencing CWE-201 (Information Exposure Through Sent Data). No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor provides updated RPMs as the remediation method.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability involves potential information exposure through sent data as indicated by CWE-201. The impact is assessed as medium severity by the vendor. No known active exploitation has been reported. The affected components are critical libraries used for data transfer, which could lead to unintended data disclosure if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An update including curl-8.20.0-2.hum1 and related libcurl packages is available from Red Hat. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply this update following Red Hat's standard update procedures. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-7168
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a209855e29bf47b50ebfb57
Added to database: 06/03/2026, 21:10:45 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 23:03:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 84
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