High [CVE-2026-6893] Root code execution via DHCP options command injection
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-6893 affecting Red Hat Hardened Images, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
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Summary
Root code execution via DHCP options command injection. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.5).
Weakness: CWE-78. Affected package(s): dracut, dracut-main.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26713 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions; and 16 more.
- dracut-0:107-7.el10_2
- dracut-main-109-6.hum1
- dracut-0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10
- dracut-0:057-115.git20260527.el9_8
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:26713
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:26713 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
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