Red Hat Security Advisory: rhc security update
rhc is a client tool and daemon that connects the system to Red Hat hosted services enabling system and subscription management. Security Fix(es): * net/url: Incorrect parsing of IPv6 host literals in net/url (CVE-2026-25679) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-25679 concerns the golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb package, which provides an HTTP reverse proxy backed by IPP-over-USB connections enabling driverless support for USB devices using the IPP-over-USB protocol. The security flaw lies in the net/url package's incorrect parsing of IPv6 host literals, potentially leading to security issues. Red Hat has released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures to fix this issue. The advisory references the net/url parsing bug and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow incorrect handling of IPv6 host literals, which may lead to security issues such as improper URL parsing. The exact impact details are not fully described in the advisory, but Red Hat rates the security impact as Important (high). There are no known exploits in the wild currently reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for the golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. Users should apply these updates as per Red Hat's guidance available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of patches and recommends updating affected packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhc security update
Description
rhc is a client tool and daemon that connects the system to Red Hat hosted services enabling system and subscription management. Security Fix(es): * net/url: Incorrect parsing of IPv6 host literals in net/url (CVE-2026-25679) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-25679 concerns the golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb package, which provides an HTTP reverse proxy backed by IPP-over-USB connections enabling driverless support for USB devices using the IPP-over-USB protocol. The security flaw lies in the net/url package's incorrect parsing of IPv6 host literals, potentially leading to security issues. Red Hat has released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures to fix this issue. The advisory references the net/url parsing bug and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow incorrect handling of IPv6 host literals, which may lead to security issues such as improper URL parsing. The exact impact details are not fully described in the advisory, but Red Hat rates the security impact as Important (high). There are no known exploits in the wild currently reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for the golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. Users should apply these updates as per Red Hat's guidance available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of patches and recommends updating affected packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:9695
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a16097ee29bf47b5064ab02
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:38 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 23:59:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:30 UTC
Views: 109
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