Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-wheel): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation und Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2026-0302 · first 04.02.2026 · updated 14.10.2026 · CVSS 7,1
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat OpenShift AI <3.4.0-ea.1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.18.37
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.20.18
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.17.54
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.16.63
and 2 more
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4.0-ea.1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.37
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20.18
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.54
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.63
- Splunk SOAR 8.5.0
- IBM Concert 3.0.1.1
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- RedHat Security Advisory vom 2026-02-03 access.redhat.com
- RedHat Customer Portal vom 2026-02-03 access.redhat.com
- CVE Record vom 2026-02-03 www.cve.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:1942 vom 2026-02-04 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:1939 vom 2026-02-05 access.redhat.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:1939 vom 2026-02-05 errata.build.resf.org
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-2090 vom 2026-02-06 linux.oracle.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-1902 vom 2026-02-06 linux.oracle.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2106 vom 2026-02-05 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2090 vom 2026-02-05 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2139 vom 2026-02-05 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:20217-1 vom 2026-02-05 lists.suse.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:1902 vom 2026-02-06 errata.build.resf.org
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:2090 vom 2026-02-06 errata.build.resf.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10151-1 vom 2026-02-06 lists.opensuse.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0425-1 vom 2026-02-11 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0424-1 vom 2026-02-11 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0460-1 vom 2026-02-12 lists.suse.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2710 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2762 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2675 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2754 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2681 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2695 vom 2026-02-16 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2865 vom 2026-02-18 access.redhat.com
and 27 more sources in the original advisory
CVE: CVE-2026-24049
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.