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CVE-2026-124742: Red Hat Hardened Images · Divide By Zero

Affects Red Hat Hardened ImagesSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 11:49 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 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 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6busyboxAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Hardened ImagesbusyboxAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat currently states that no mitigation is available or that existing options do not meet their criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. Users should be aware that this vulnerability primarily affects recovery environments or minimal containers using BusyBox. Monitoring Red Hat advisories for future updates or fixes is recommended. No urgent action is required for standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments using util-linux for storage probing.

Description

A divide-by-zero vulnerability exists in the BusyBox volume identification component when analyzing specially crafted FAT filesystems. This flaw can cause partition scanning utilities to crash unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service that may disrupt device discovery and system boot operations. The vulnerability requires local access or the ability to present a crafted storage device. It primarily affects recovery environments or minimal container images using BusyBox rather than standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux installations. No effective mitigation or patch is currently available that meets Red Hat's criteria.

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