Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Python Protobuf): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-2026-0480 · first 24.02.2026 · updated 22.10.2026 · CVSS 7,5
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 einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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
- einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- IBM App Connect Enterprise
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.2.2
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.0.5
and 4 more
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.2.2
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.0.5
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.4.10
- Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.3.11
- Splunk SOAR 8.7.0
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)
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-02-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-02-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-02-23 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2026-02-23 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:0618-1 vom 2026-02-24 lists.suse.com
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:3094 vom 2026-02-24 errata.build.resf.org
- Rocky Linux Security Advisory RLSA-2026:3095 vom 2026-02-24 errata.build.resf.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3218 vom 2026-02-24 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3219 vom 2026-02-24 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3220 vom 2026-02-24 access.redhat.com
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8063-1 vom 2026-02-25 ubuntu.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:20490-1 vom 2026-02-27 lists.suse.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3461 vom 2026-02-27 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3462 vom 2026-02-27 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3958 vom 2026-03-06 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:3959 vom 2026-03-06 access.redhat.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:20753-1 vom 2026-03-24 lists.suse.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20390-1 vom 2026-03-25 lists.opensuse.org
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:20907-1 vom 2026-04-01 lists.suse.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7269523 vom 2026-04-15 www.ibm.com
- Splunk Security Advisory SVD-2026-0405 vom 2026-04-15 advisory.splunk.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2026:1653-1 vom 2026-04-29 lists.suse.com
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8063-2 vom 2026-05-26 ubuntu.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61629 vom 2026-08-31 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:61627 vom 2026-08-31 access.redhat.com
and 2 more sources in the original advisory
CVE: CVE-2026-0994
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.