High [CVE-2026-26157] Arbitrary file overwrite and potential code execution via incomplete path sanitization
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-26157 affecting Red Hat Hardened Images.
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Summary
Arbitrary file overwrite and potential code execution via incomplete path sanitization. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7).
Weakness: CWE-73. Affected package(s): busybox-main.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13831 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images.
- busybox-main-1.37.0-7.2.hum1
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- RHSA-2026:13831
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Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:13831 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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