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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (dracut): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten

WID-SEC-2026-1977 · first 17.06.2026 · updated 09.10.2026 · CVSS 7,5

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What it is about

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen.

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 mit Administratorrechten auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16

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

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.36.00.16

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

and 25 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2026-6893

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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