Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 10 Nov 2026 · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat github.com/google/brotli now.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:18 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Google) | CVSS 4.0 | 9.2 |
|---|
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.2.1, 1.1.1, 1.0.10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 5 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Google LLC
, 6 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 4 days after disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 5 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 19 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Brotli and github.com/google/brotli to 1.2.1, 1.1.1 or 1.0.10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Brotligithub.com/google/brotli | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Brotligithub.com/google/brotli | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Brotligithub.com/google/brotli | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubgithub.com/google/brotlipkg:github/github.com/google/brotliOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated RPM packages for dotnet8.0 and related components that include fixes for CVE-2026-111497. Users should apply these updates promptly to mitigate the vulnerability. For Node.js packages using system Brotli, updating the system brotli/libbrotli package is required. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official updates. Red Hat's platform hardenings provide some protection but do not eliminate the risk.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-111497) exists in the Google Brotli decoder used in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs, including dotnet8.0 packages. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write triggered by a crafted Brotli-compressed stream, potentially leading to memory disclosure, denial of service, or arbitrary code execution. Exploitation requires decompressing attacker-controlled Brotli data with a malformed stream. Red Hat rates the issue as Important with high attack complexity due to platform hardenings like ASLR and SELinux. Updates are available for affected packages.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:91709 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-111497 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114148 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_91709.json (opens in a new tab)