High [CVE-2026-44604] Command injection in rpmuncompress doUntar() via unescaped archive top-level directory name in popen() shell command
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-44604 affecting Red Hat Hardened Images.
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Summary
Command injection in rpmuncompress doUntar() via unescaped archive top-level directory name in popen() shell command. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7).
Weakness: CWE-78. Affected package(s): rpm-main.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:28491 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images.
- rpm-main-6.0.1-6.1.hum1
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- RHSA-2026:28491
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Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:28491 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
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