CVE-2026-42256
CVE-2026-42256: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityMedium6.5
Medium [CVE-2026-42256] Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via large iteration count in SCRAM authentication
CVE-2026-42256Source published
Net::IMAP: Denial of Service via large iteration count in SCRAM authentication. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5). Weakness: CWE-606. Affected package(s): ruby3, ruby4. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:33552 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
- Related products — impact not confirmed
- ruby3
- ruby4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Source-reported affected versions
- ruby3-4-main-3.4.8-31.2.hum1
- ruby4-0-main-4.0.0-33.4.hum1
- ruby3-3-main-3.3.10-23.2.hum1
- Source-reported fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:33552
- Mitigation guidance
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:33552 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
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