Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.0 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 06:35 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.0 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Apr 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesrust-rpm-sequoia-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesrust-rpm-sequoia-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rust-rpm-sequoia | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9rust-rpm-sequoia | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
A fix is available in the updated rust-rpm-sequoia packages rpm-sequoia-1.10.3-0.3.hum1 and rpm-sequoia-devel-1.10.3-0.3.hum1. Users should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. Until patched, avoid processing untrusted or attacker-controlled RPM files with rpm signature verification commands such as rpm -Kv or rpm --checksig. Use isolated environments or additional validation layers when handling untrusted RPM artifacts.
Description
A vulnerability in rust-rpm-sequoia allows an attacker to cause an application-level denial of service by providing a specially crafted RPM file. The flaw triggers a Rust panic during OpenPGP signature verification, causing the rpm process to abort unconditionally. This issue can be exploited without privileges or user interaction by processing a malicious RPM file, for example using rpm -Kv or rpm --checksig. The vulnerability affects Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs and has been addressed in updated packages.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:94791 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2625 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42784 (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_94791.json (opens in a new tab)