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CVE-2026-120831: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 02:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libslirpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8container-tools:rhel8/libslirpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9libslirpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4libslirpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8Affected–Fixed in–
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9Affected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat currently does not have a practical temporary workaround that fully mitigates this issue. Customers are advised to apply the relevant security updates when they become available. Monitoring Red Hat's official advisory page for updates is recommended.

Description

CVE-2026-120831 is a vulnerability in the libslirp component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It involves an out-of-bounds write in the if_output() function, where queue pointers are corrupted due to improper packet reinsertion. This flaw can cause the host networking process to crash when a guest generates burst traffic, resulting in a denial of service.

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