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CVE-2026-1519VulnerabilityPublished 09/17/2026Updated 10/23/2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.55 bug fix and security update

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-1519· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 10/25/2026, 09:03:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV, no exploitation reported

EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • >=8.0.0 <=8.10
  • >=9.0.0 <=9.8
  • =9.11.0
  • =9.18.0
  • =9.20.0
  • =9.21.0
  • =9.11.3-S1
  • =9.18.11-S1
  • =9.20.9-S1
  • >=4.13 <4.16
  • >=7.0 <7.10
  • >=8.0 <8.11
  • >=9.0 <9.9
  • Red Hat
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
  • aarch64
  • rhcos-aarch64-415.92.202607210244-0
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
  • x86_64
  • rhcos-x86_64-413.92.202607141229-0
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
  • rhcos-aarch64-4.19.9.6.202606241344-0
  • 9.11.0
  • 9.18.0
  • 9.20.0
  • 9.21.0
  • 9.11.3-S1
  • 9.18.11-S1
  • 9.20.9-S1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)
  • src
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
  • rhcos-x86_64-412.86.202606251120-0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server -EXTENSION(v. 6 ELS-EXTENSION)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional -EXTENSION (v. 6 ELS -EXTENSION)
  • SUSE
  • bind-9.20.21-160000.1.1.aarch64
  • bind-modules-bdbhpt-9.20.21-160000.1.1.aarch64
  • bind-modules-generic-9.20.21-160000.1.1.aarch64
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
  • rhcos-aarch64-418.94.202609031320-0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)
  • i686
  • bind9.18-devel-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.3.i686
  • bind9.18-libs-32:9.18.29-4.el9_6.3.i686
  • noarch
Fixed in
  • 4.16
  • 7.10
  • 8.11
  • 9.9

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official patches for the affected BIND packages across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2026:7915 and RHSA-2026:11371) and follow the instructions in the referenced Red Hat article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Since this is an official fix, applying the vendor-provided updates fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.

Description

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.55. See the following advisory for the RPM packages for this release: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66385 Space precludes documenting all of the container images in this advisory. See the following Release Notes documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for details about these changes: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html/release_notes/ Security Fix(es): * bind: BIND: Denial of Service via maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zone (CVE-2026-1519) * samba: group policy certificate enrollment uses http:// without validation (CVE-2026-3012) * bind: BIND 9 server memory exhaustion during GSS-API TKEY negotiation (CVE-2026-3039) * bind: BIND: Denial of Service via specially crafted DNS messages (CVE-2026-5946) * dracut: dracut: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (CVE-2026-6893) * bind9: bind: Potential wildcard CNAME RPZ policy bypass (CVE-2026-11331) * sqlite: SQLite: Arbitrary code execution via crafted FTS5 full-text search data (CVE-2026-11822) * sqlite: SQLite: Arbitrary code execution and crash via heap-based buffer overflow in FTS5 (CVE-2026-11824) * bind: bind9: DNSSEC Validation Bypass via Out-of-Zone NSEC Next Field (CVE-2026-13321) * dracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die() (CVE-2026-15816) * sg3_utils: sg3_utils: arbitrary command execution via udev property injection in sg_inq --export (CVE-2026-16313) * golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821) * kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath (CVE-2026-43112) * samba: vfs_worm does not block directory modification (CVE-2026-2340) * gnutls: GnuTLS: Policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameConstraints comparison (CVE-2026-3833) * bind: bind9: Incorrect acceptance of NSEC3 records (CVE-2026-10723) * libarchive: Double-Free Vulnerability in RAR5 Decompression Logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack() (CVE-2026-14164) * systemd: systemd: Arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service via spurious IPC API call data (CVE-2026-29111) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. All OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.18/html-single/updating_clusters/index#updating-cluster-cli.

Impact

The primary impact is a denial of service condition in BIND DNS server components, which could disrupt DNS resolution services on affected systems. This could affect the availability of services relying on DNS. The advisory rates the security impact as important (high severity). No active exploitation has been reported. Other vulnerabilities mentioned in the broader advisory include heap buffer overflow in glibc and kernel issues, but the focus here is on CVE-2026-1519.

Summary

Red Hat issued a security advisory for OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.69 and related products, including fixes for several vulnerabilities. Notably, CVE-2026-1519 is a denial of service vulnerability in BIND caused by maliciously crafted DNSSEC-validated zones. The advisory includes updated container images and RPM packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions (including 7, 8, and 9) and architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The vendor advisory confirms the availability of patches and provides detailed package updates and instructions for remediation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.

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