[UPDATE] [high] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (git-lfs, opentelemetry-collector): Multiple vulnerabilities

highCVE-2025-26625 CVE-2025-68156

A remote anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to manipulate files and cause a Denial-of-Service condition.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Red Hat product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Path traversal Denial of service

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in git-lfs and opentelemetry-collector components enable file manipulation and Denial of Service attacks.
Who is affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployments with git-lfs or opentelemetry-collector installed are affected.
Urgency: High priority; high severity rating indicates significant impact risk and remote exploitation potential.
Action: Apply security updates for git-lfs and opentelemetry-collector components immediately.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-31
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-2886

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-266250.70% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 50% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-681560.43% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 36% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-26625	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-68156	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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