Red Hat Security Advisory: crun security update
crun is a OCI runtime Security Fix(es): * crun: crun: Privilege escalation due to incorrect parsing of the `--user` option (CVE-2026-30892) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-30892 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in crun caused by incorrect parsing of the `--user` option. This flaw could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges when using the affected versions of crun. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:19020) and released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants across multiple architectures. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides instructions for applying the update. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows privilege escalation due to improper handling of the `--user` option in crun. This could enable an attacker with access to the runtime to gain higher privileges than intended. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related distributions on multiple hardware architectures. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the crun update available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:19020. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: crun security update
Description
crun is a OCI runtime Security Fix(es): * crun: crun: Privilege escalation due to incorrect parsing of the `--user` option (CVE-2026-30892) 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.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-30892 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in crun caused by incorrect parsing of the `--user` option. This flaw could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges when using the affected versions of crun. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:19020) and released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants across multiple architectures. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides instructions for applying the update. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows privilege escalation due to improper handling of the `--user` option in crun. This could enable an attacker with access to the runtime to gain higher privileges than intended. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related distributions on multiple hardware architectures. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the crun update available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:19020. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:28036
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3aab56eed863c81e3a3dfb
Added to database: 06/23/2026, 15:50:46 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 00:46:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 20:51:27 UTC
Views: 7
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