CVE-2026-2625: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-2625 is a vulnerability in the rust-rpm-sequoia component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It allows an attacker to cause an application-level denial of service by providing a specially crafted RPM file that triggers an error during OpenPGP signature parsing. This results in the unconditional termination of the rpm process, preventing the system from processing RPM files for signature verification. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4. 0, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper verification of cryptographic signatures in the rpm package manager on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Specifically, a crafted RPM file can cause an error in the OpenPGP signature parsing code within rust-rpm-sequoia, leading to the rpm process terminating unconditionally. This disrupts the normal signature verification workflow, resulting in a denial of service at the application level. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by preventing RPM signature verification.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to an application-level denial of service affecting the rpm process on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. This prevents the system from verifying RPM package signatures, potentially disrupting package management operations. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2625 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, avoid processing untrusted RPM files to mitigate the risk of denial of service. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates on patches or workarounds.
CVE-2026-2625: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
CVE-2026-2625 is a vulnerability in the rust-rpm-sequoia component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It allows an attacker to cause an application-level denial of service by providing a specially crafted RPM file that triggers an error during OpenPGP signature parsing. This results in the unconditional termination of the rpm process, preventing the system from processing RPM files for signature verification. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4. 0, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper verification of cryptographic signatures in the rpm package manager on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Specifically, a crafted RPM file can cause an error in the OpenPGP signature parsing code within rust-rpm-sequoia, leading to the rpm process terminating unconditionally. This disrupts the normal signature verification workflow, resulting in a denial of service at the application level. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by preventing RPM signature verification.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to an application-level denial of service affecting the rpm process on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. This prevents the system from verifying RPM package signatures, potentially disrupting package management operations. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2625 for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, avoid processing untrusted RPM files to mitigate the risk of denial of service. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates on patches or workarounds.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-17T13:16:29.204Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2625","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 69d00aca0a160ebd924e2a81
Added to database: 4/3/2026, 6:45:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/3/2026, 7:00:29 PM
Last updated: 4/3/2026, 8:49:26 PM
Views: 6
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