Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2026-2629 · first 04.08.2026 · updated 26.08.2026 · CVSS 8,4
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen und dadurch möglicherweise die vollständige Kontrolle über das betroffene System zu erlangen, Daten zu kompromittieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
- dadurch möglicherweise die vollständige Kontrolle über das betroffene System zu erlangen
- Daten zu kompromittieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3.4
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
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:49715 vom 2026-08-03 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:49716 vom 2026-08-03 access.redhat.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:0275-1 vom 2026-08-04 lists.opensuse.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:51358 vom 2026-08-07 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:52831 vom 2026-08-10 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:52829 vom 2026-08-10 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:59396 vom 2026-08-25 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:59395 vom 2026-08-25 access.redhat.com
CVE: CVE-2026-55971
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.