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CVE-2026-122056: 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 5.9 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 20:50 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.15.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10openscapAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6openscapAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7openscapAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8openscapAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9openscapAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Hardened ImagesopenscapAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Currently, no mitigation or patch meeting Red Hat's criteria for ease of use, applicability, and stability is available. Users should avoid processing untrusted or malformed XCCDF documents with the sds-compose option. Monitor Red Hat advisories for future updates or fixes.

Description

CVE-2026-122056 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenSCAP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It occurs when processing a specially crafted XCCDF document using the sds-compose option, potentially causing memory corruption and application crashes leading to Denial of Service (DoS). Exploitation requires administrative interaction to process a malicious document, limiting exposure. No patch or mitigation meeting Red Hat's criteria is currently available.

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