Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade Red Hat CPython to 3.16.0 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 05:28 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (PSF) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.16.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 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: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade CPython to 3.16.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Python Software FoundationCPython | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubCPythonpkg:github/CPythonOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated python3.12 RPM packages containing the fix for this vulnerability. Users should apply these updates to their Red Hat Hardened Images. Alternatively, sanitizing or rejecting null byte characters in host and port parameters before calling socket.getaddrinfo() can mitigate the issue. Upgrading to CPython 3.16.0 or later, or a build with the backported fix, is also recommended.
Description
A vulnerability in Python's socket.getaddrinfo() function allows attackers to bypass security controls by using null byte characters in host or port parameters, causing silent truncation during address resolution. This can enable evasion of validation filters such as domain or port allowlists. The issue affects Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs for python3.12. Red Hat has released updated RPM packages to address this flaw.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93615 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116566 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_93615.json (opens in a new tab)