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Red Hat Security Advisory: skopeo security update

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Published: Wed Feb 25 2026 (02/25/2026, 11:50:40 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the skopeo command used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. These include a denial of service via crafted certificates, memory exhaustion during URL query parameter parsing, and unexpected session resumption in TLS. The vulnerabilities affect various architectures and versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues.

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AILast updated: 05/26/2026, 21:43:49 UTC

Technical Analysis

The skopeo utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is affected by three security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-61729, a denial of service caused by excessive resource consumption via crafted certificates in the crypto/x509 package; CVE-2025-61726, a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the net/url package during query parameter parsing; and CVE-2025-68121, an unexpected session resumption issue in the crypto/tls package. These vulnerabilities could lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior when processing container images or related data. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:3343.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause denial of service conditions due to resource exhaustion or unexpected TLS session behavior when using skopeo to inspect or manipulate container images. This may disrupt container image workflows or related processes on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated skopeo packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update described in advisory RHSA-2026:3343 promptly to remediate these issues. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:3343
Cve Count
3
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-61729","CVE-2025-68121"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a16096ae29bf47b50630c9e

Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:18 PM

Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 9:43:49 PM

Last updated: 5/27/2026, 4:58:14 AM

Views: 2

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