Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:19106) for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs including curl and libcurl packages. The update addresses vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2026-7009 and CVE-2026-7168. This advisory provides bug fixes and enhancements to these RPMs for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. No specific affected product versions are detailed in the advisory. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory updates several curl-related RPM packages (curl, libcurl, libcurl-devel, libcurl-minimal) to version 8.20.0-2.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures as part of Red Hat Hardened Images. The update addresses two CVEs: CVE-2026-7009 and CVE-2026-7168. The advisory does not specify detailed vulnerability descriptions or affected versions, but it references CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) and CWE-201 (Information Exposure). No CVSS scores are provided. The advisory indicates this is a bug fix and enhancement update without known active exploitation.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities addressed relate to potential issues in curl and libcurl components that could affect security posture, including improper certificate validation and information exposure. The medium severity rating suggests moderate risk if exploited. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk. The update improves security by fixing these issues in the hardened images RPMs.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed update is available in the form of curl and libcurl RPM packages version 8.20.0-2.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures as part of Red Hat Hardened Images. Users should apply this update following Red Hat's official guidance at https://images.redhat.com/. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:19106) for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs including curl and libcurl packages. The update addresses vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2026-7009 and CVE-2026-7168. This advisory provides bug fixes and enhancements to these RPMs for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. No specific affected product versions are detailed in the advisory. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory updates several curl-related RPM packages (curl, libcurl, libcurl-devel, libcurl-minimal) to version 8.20.0-2.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures as part of Red Hat Hardened Images. The update addresses two CVEs: CVE-2026-7009 and CVE-2026-7168. The advisory does not specify detailed vulnerability descriptions or affected versions, but it references CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) and CWE-201 (Information Exposure). No CVSS scores are provided. The advisory indicates this is a bug fix and enhancement update without known active exploitation.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities addressed relate to potential issues in curl and libcurl components that could affect security posture, including improper certificate validation and information exposure. The medium severity rating suggests moderate risk if exploited. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk. The update improves security by fixing these issues in the hardened images RPMs.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed update is available in the form of curl and libcurl RPM packages version 8.20.0-2.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures as part of Red Hat Hardened Images. Users should apply this update following Red Hat's official guidance at https://images.redhat.com/. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by 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-2026:19106
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-7168"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5d27b32a4a8d5989133745
Added to database: 07/19/2026, 19:38:27 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 20:28:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/20/2026, 06:35:29 UTC
Views: 11
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