High8.2Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Path traversal via crafted symlinks allows arbitrary file access
CVE-2026-42496 Published May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-42496
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Path traversal via crafted symlinks allows arbitrary file access. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.2). Weakness: CWE-22. Affected package(s): perl:5.32, perl-Archive-Tar. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:30852 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- perl:5.32-8100020260616084412.651ee29f
- perl-Archive-Tar-0:2.38-6.el9_8.1
- perl-Archive-Tar-0:2.30-2.el8_10
- perl-Archive-Tar-0:3.02-512.el10_2.1
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Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:30852
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Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:30852 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
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