High [CVE-2026-26960] Arbitrary file read/write via malicious archive hardlink creation
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-26960 affecting rhtas/rekor-search-ui-rhel9:1773308315, network-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9:1774431617, devspaces/dashboard-rhel9:1774476526.
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Summary
Arbitrary file read/write via malicious archive hardlink creation. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.1).
Weakness: CWE-22. Affected package(s): rhtas/rekor-search-ui-rhel9:1773308315, network-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9:1774431617, devspaces/dashboard-rhel9:1774476526, devspaces/code-rhel9:1774448966.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5447 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- rhtas/rekor-search-ui-rhel9:1773308315
- network-observability/network-observability-console-plugin-rhel9:1774431617
- devspaces/dashboard-rhel9:1774476526
- devspaces/code-rhel9:1774448966
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:5447
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:5447 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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