CVE-2026-96279: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
A malicious OCI registry can hardlink arbitrary host files into the extraction directory when a user installs or updates a Flatpak application from an OCI remote, allowing disclosure of arbitrary host file contents. For system-wide installs running as root, this includes sensitive files such as /etc/shadow.
CVE-2026-96279: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
A malicious OCI registry can hardlink arbitrary host files into the extraction directory when a user installs or updates a Flatpak application from an OCI remote, allowing disclosure of arbitrary host file contents. For system-wide installs running as root, this includes sensitive files such as /etc/shadow.
Affected software
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T20:43:23.241Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96279","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6ab97687f7a7c541066ca203
Added to database: 09/27/2026, 20:03:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/27/2026, 20:03:19 UTC
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