Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, including updates to the expat package versions 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for multiple architectures. The advisory addresses vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2026-56404 and CVE-2026-56407, related to a CWE-190 issue. No specific affected product versions are detailed. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The update is classified as medium severity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This security advisory from Red Hat Product Security covers a bug fix and enhancement update for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, specifically updating the expat package to version 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. The vulnerabilities addressed include CVE-2026-56404 and CVE-2026-56407, associated with CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound). The advisory does not specify affected product versions or detailed impact scenarios. No CVSS score is provided. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The update is available and recommended.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities involve integer overflow or wraparound issues (CWE-190) in the expat library used in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. Such vulnerabilities can potentially lead to incorrect program behavior or security issues, but no specific exploitation details or impacts are provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available that includes the fixed expat RPMs version 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for the affected architectures. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply this update as per Red Hat's official guidance. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, including updates to the expat package versions 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for multiple architectures. The advisory addresses vulnerabilities identified by CVE-2026-56404 and CVE-2026-56407, related to a CWE-190 issue. No specific affected product versions are detailed. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The update is classified as medium severity.
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This security advisory from Red Hat Product Security covers a bug fix and enhancement update for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, specifically updating the expat package to version 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. The vulnerabilities addressed include CVE-2026-56404 and CVE-2026-56407, associated with CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound). The advisory does not specify affected product versions or detailed impact scenarios. No CVSS score is provided. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The update is available and recommended.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities involve integer overflow or wraparound issues (CWE-190) in the expat library used in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. Such vulnerabilities can potentially lead to incorrect program behavior or security issues, but no specific exploitation details or impacts are provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available that includes the fixed expat RPMs version 2.8.2-1.1.hum1 for the affected architectures. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply this update as per Red Hat's official guidance. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:40486
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-56407"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5409c2644c7f8987729
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 07:09:28 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:49 UTC
Views: 8
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