CVE-2026-40164
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs to bypass security measures, cause a Denial-of-Service condition, disclose confidential information, or conduct unspecified attacks, including potential code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs to bypass security measures, cause a Denial-of-Service condition, disclose confidential information, or conduct unspecified attacks, including potential code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs are affected by these vulnerabilities.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the variety of potential impacts including code execution and denial of service.
- Action
- Update the affected RPMs to the latest versions to address these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.37% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (5)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs (jq and pyOpenSSL): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-31
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (July 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-10
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux kernel (July 3, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-03
- unknownRedHat Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert · 2026-07-02
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in the Red Hat Linux kernel (June 26, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-06-26
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