CVE-2026-15816
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to disclose information and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in yelp and dracut enable information disclosure and arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
- Who is affected
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems running affected versions of yelp and dracut.
- Urgency
- Medium severity rating but root-level code execution possible; prioritize patching.
- Action
- Apply security updates for CVE-2026-13601 and CVE-2026-15816 to affected systems.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (yelp, dracut): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-14
- highCVE-2026-15816: A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell …nvd · 2026-08-07
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