High RHSA-2026:26534 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: dracut security update

Published Jun 18, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 10

Release	Package	Fixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-caps	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-config-generic	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-config-rescue	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-debuginfo	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-debugsource	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-live	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-network	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-squash	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos	dracut-tools	0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 2

High 7.5

CVE-2026-16445

Dracut: dracut: root code execution via dhcp options command injection in networkmanager initrd module

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based ini…

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Linux Debian Ubuntu

Jul 21, 2026
High 7.5

CVE-2026-6893

Dracut: dracut: root code execution via dhcp options command injection

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options, such as a malicious hostname, to a system using dracut's legacy DHCP path. …

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Linux Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux

Jun 10, 2026

References

article
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26534
article
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459963
report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6893
advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6893
advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6893
report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445
report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503147
advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16445
advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16445
article
https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/e509c638e6