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CVE-2026-79655VulnerabilityPublished

Red Hat Security Advisory: sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Affects Red Hat sos security,Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-79655· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9sosAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10sosAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6sosAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7sosAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8sosAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an update fixing this vulnerability in sos version 4.11.2-7.el9_9 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's official advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations are indicated.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-79655) exists in the sos package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This flaw occurs during tar extraction in the sos clean process due to unvalidated symlink and hardlink targets, allowing arbitrary file writes. Red Hat has released an update that fixes this issue in sos version 4.11.2-7.el9_9. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.

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