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CVE-2026-15816 A flaw was found in dracut

Description

A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Hardened Images Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 4.20 earliest → < 4.20.9.6.202608260604-0 4.20.9.6.202608260604-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 4.22 earliest → < 4.22.9.8.202609081748-0 4.22.9.8.202609081748-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 4.21 earliest → < 4.21.9.6.202609021100-0 4.21.9.6.202609021100-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 4.19 earliest → < 4.19.9.6.202609021231-0 4.19.9.6.202609021231-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 416.94 earliest → < 416.94.202609011112-0 416.94.202609011112-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 414.92 earliest → < 414.92.202609011250-0 414.92.202609011250-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 418.94 earliest → < 418.94.202609171815-0 418.94.202609171815-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 413.92 earliest → < 413.92.202609080414-0 413.92.202609080414-0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 415.92 earliest → < 415.92.202609140326-0 415.92.202609140326-0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 417.94 earliest → < 417.94.202609191027-0 417.94.202609191027-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 412.86 earliest → < 412.86.202610250235-0 412.86.202610250235-0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 Versions not published

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