Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
A security update has been issued for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs addressing a vulnerability in libarchive identified as CVE-2026-15028. The update includes new versions of several libarchive-related RPMs for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. No specific technical details or impact scenarios are provided beyond the identification of the CVE. The severity is rated as medium by Red Hat. No affected versions are explicitly stated, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat has released a security advisory (RHSA-2026:38279) for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs that includes updated libarchive packages to address CVE-2026-15028. The advisory lists updated RPMs such as bsdcat, bsdcpio, bsdtar, bsdunzip, libarchive, and libarchive-devel for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. The update is intended to fix the security issue identified by CVE-2026-15028. No further technical details about the vulnerability or its exploitation are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The advisory indicates a medium severity vulnerability in libarchive components used in Red Hat Hardened Images. The exact impact of CVE-2026-15028 is not detailed in the provided information. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available that includes patched versions of libarchive RPMs. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:38279 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required according to the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Description
A security update has been issued for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs addressing a vulnerability in libarchive identified as CVE-2026-15028. The update includes new versions of several libarchive-related RPMs for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. No specific technical details or impact scenarios are provided beyond the identification of the CVE. The severity is rated as medium by Red Hat. No affected versions are explicitly stated, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat has released a security advisory (RHSA-2026:38279) for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs that includes updated libarchive packages to address CVE-2026-15028. The advisory lists updated RPMs such as bsdcat, bsdcpio, bsdtar, bsdunzip, libarchive, and libarchive-devel for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. The update is intended to fix the security issue identified by CVE-2026-15028. No further technical details about the vulnerability or its exploitation are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The advisory indicates a medium severity vulnerability in libarchive components used in Red Hat Hardened Images. The exact impact of CVE-2026-15028 is not detailed in the provided information. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available that includes patched versions of libarchive RPMs. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:38279 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required according to the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:38279
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a54adf168715ace438f6cd4
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 09:20:49 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 09:50:44 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 03:47:19 UTC
Views: 4
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