CVE-2026-121876: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.9 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 17:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.9 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernel | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernel | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat recommends adding 'systemd.gpt_auto=0' to the measured kernel command line (UKI addon) to completely disable systemd-gpt-auto-generator, as auto-discovery is unnecessary given the explicit partition layout and dm-verity usage. Alternative mitigations include disabling swap auto-discovery by adding 'systemd.swap=0' to the kernel command line, masking the generator in the guest image by linking it to /dev/null, and including PCR 5 in the PodVM measurement script to detect partition table modifications. For systemd version 254 and later, setting a restrictive image policy to disallow unwanted partitions is advised.
Description
CVE-2026-121876 is a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 affecting confidential computing guest VM images in OpenShift Sandboxed Containers. The systemd-gpt-auto-generator automatically discovers and mounts GPT partitions at boot without user confirmation. A malicious host can inject swap partitions into the guest's virtual disk, causing the guest kernel to page out TEE-encrypted memory to a host-controlled device, breaking hardware TEE confidentiality guarantees. The vulnerability arises because non-root partitions are still auto-discovered and mounted despite kernel parameters disabling root auto-discovery. Partition table modifications are not detected by remote attestation due to missing PCR 5 measurement. Mitigations include disabling systemd-gpt-auto-generator via kernel command line or masking the generator in the guest image.