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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

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.9 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 17:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.9High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtAffected–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.

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