CVE-2026-124737: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6busybox | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesbusybox | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Currently, no mitigation is available or meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of deployment and applicability. Users should avoid connecting to untrusted TFTP servers, especially with non-default reduced block sizes. Monitor Red Hat's advisory for updates on patches or mitigations. Red Hat Product Security is actively investigating and may release a fix in the future.
Description
CVE-2026-124737 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the BusyBox TFTP client used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The flaw occurs when the client requests a custom small block size but falls back to the default block size without resizing the allocated memory buffer upon receiving a standard response. A malicious TFTP server can exploit this by sending standard-sized packets, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by crashing the client application.