High [CVE-2026-38974] Missing SSH host key verification allows potential impersonation
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-38974 affecting Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
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Summary
Dulwich through 1.1.0 was found to be missing SSH host key verification in contrib/paramiko_vendor.py. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to impersonate a legitimate Git server.
By doing so, the attacker could potentially intercept sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the client system during a connection. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically connecting to a malicious Git server.
Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-322.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI); Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4. Under investigation: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Satellite 6.
Red Hat lists Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) as not affected. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
- 1.1.0
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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