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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Flatpak): Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1732 · first 29.05.2026 · updated 14.10.2026 · CVSS 9,0

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What it is about

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Flatpak Paket von Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen und um Dateien zu löschen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
  • Dateien zu löschen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Oracle Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.

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

CVE: CVE-2026-34078, CVE-2026-34079

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.

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