Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 16:21 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libexpatlibexpat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHublibexpatpkg:github/libexpatOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated expat packages (expat-2.9.0-1.hum1 and related) that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official security update.
Description
A heap buffer over-read vulnerability (CVE-2026-77214) was found in the expat XML parser used in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause information disclosure or denial of service by exploiting repeated parse buffer operations with unvalidated buffer lengths. The vulnerability can leak adjacent heap memory, potentially aiding in bypassing security mitigations like ASLR. The issue affects multiple architectures and is rated as important due to the widespread use of expat in network-facing services. Red Hat has released updated expat packages to address this issue.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85985 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77214 (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_85985.json (opens in a new tab)