Advisory severityMedium6.3Red Hat Linux Updated

Medium [CVE-2026-108119 +1] tar extraction-root escape via deferred symlink/hardlink creation bypasses CVE-2026-26158 fix

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-108119 and CVE-2026-26158; related products: Red Hat Hardened Images, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat package: busybox.

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CVE-2026-108119 Source published Oct 9, 2026Source updated Oct 9, 2026

VulniPulse record published Oct 9, 2026Record updated Oct 16, 2026

CVE-2026-108119 CVE-2026-26158

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Summary

tar extraction-root escape via deferred symlink/hardlink creation bypasses CVE-2026-26158 fix. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.3).

Weakness: CWE-59. Red Hat lists fixing advisory RHSA-2026:81391 with package busybox-main-1.37.0-9.4.hum1.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat package: busybox.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

busybox-main-1.37.0-9.4.hum1
RHSA-2026:81391

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Avoid extracting tar archives from untrusted sources using busybox, especially with elevated privileges or into a directory that will be reused for a subsequent extraction. If untrusted archives must be processed, extract into a freshly created, isolated directory with minimal privileges on a single filesystem boundary and discard it (including any links left on disk) after each extraction.

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