CVE-2026-26740
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability to conduct a denial of service attack.
- Who is affected
- Remote users targeting Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployments.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as it allows for denial of service.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches provided by Red Hat.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.62% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 45% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (giflib): Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-07
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