High7.4Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2026-41035] Use-after-free vulnerability in extended attribute handling

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-41035 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.

CVE-2026-41035 Published Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2026-41035

Affected products & platforms

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Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in extended attribute handling. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.4).

Weakness: CWE-805. Affected package(s): rsync, rhcos, discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:1782166952.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:25044 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support; and 17 more.

Affected versions

rsync-0:3.1.2-12.el7_9.3
rsync-0:3.2.5-7.el9_8
rsync-0:3.1.3-12.el8_4.7
rsync-0:3.1.3-20.el8_8.5
rhcos-415.92.202606030318-0
rsync-0:3.2.3-9.el9_0.5
rsync-0:3.4.1-6.el10_2
rhcos-414.92.202606231112-0
rsync-0:3.4.1-2.el10_0.2
rsync-0:3.2.3-19.el9_4.3
discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:1782166952
rsync-0:3.1.3-25.el8_10

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:25044

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:25044 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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