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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 3.4, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.

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CVE-2026-38974
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat LinuxUnclassified
Open source advisory

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 3.4; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. Will not fix / out of support: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.

Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:84734.

Is CVE-2026-38974 exploited?

No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-38974 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.

How do I fix CVE-2026-38974?

Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:

  • rhoai/odh-kserve-storage-initializer-rhel9:1790958549
  • RHSA-2026:84734

Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.

Affected versions
  • 1.1.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • rhoai/odh-kserve-storage-initializer-rhel9:1790958549
  • RHSA-2026:84734

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation
  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 days ago·verify at source

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