Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
The pcs packages provide a command-line configuration system for the Pacemaker and Corosync utilities. Security Fix(es): * rubygem-rack: Unbounded-Parameter DoS in Rack::QueryParser (CVE-2025-46727) * tornado: Tornado Multipart Form-Data Denial of Service (CVE-2025-47287) 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
The pcs packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability provide command-line configuration for Pacemaker and Corosync. This advisory fixes two denial-of-service vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-46727, an unbounded-parameter DoS in Rack::QueryParser within rubygem-rack, and CVE-2025-47287, a multipart form-data DoS in tornado. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted input. Red Hat has released updated pcs packages (version 0.10.12-6.el8_6.8) for affected architectures including x86_64 and ppc64le. The advisory references Red Hat article 11258 for update instructions and classifies the impact as Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions affecting the pcs configuration system for Pacemaker and Corosync on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability systems. This may disrupt cluster management operations relying on these utilities. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated pcs packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability should apply the provided updates (pcs-0.10.12-6.el8_6.8) as detailed in Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will mitigate the denial-of-service vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
Description
The pcs packages provide a command-line configuration system for the Pacemaker and Corosync utilities. Security Fix(es): * rubygem-rack: Unbounded-Parameter DoS in Rack::QueryParser (CVE-2025-46727) * tornado: Tornado Multipart Form-Data Denial of Service (CVE-2025-47287) 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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Technical Analysis
The pcs packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability provide command-line configuration for Pacemaker and Corosync. This advisory fixes two denial-of-service vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-46727, an unbounded-parameter DoS in Rack::QueryParser within rubygem-rack, and CVE-2025-47287, a multipart form-data DoS in tornado. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted input. Red Hat has released updated pcs packages (version 0.10.12-6.el8_6.8) for affected architectures including x86_64 and ppc64le. The advisory references Red Hat article 11258 for update instructions and classifies the impact as Important.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions affecting the pcs configuration system for Pacemaker and Corosync on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability systems. This may disrupt cluster management operations relying on these utilities. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated pcs packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 High Availability should apply the provided updates (pcs-0.10.12-6.el8_6.8) as detailed in Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will mitigate the denial-of-service vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8291
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-47287"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1cf4853345fc1824445
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 11:19:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 22
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