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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (brace-expansion): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

WID-SEC-2026-2725 · first 11.08.2026 · updated 22.10.2026 · CVSS 7,5

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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
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway <5.36.00.16
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.4.4
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.2.8
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.0.11
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise <9.4.16

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
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.4.4
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.2.8
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 10.0.11
  • Splunk Splunk Enterprise 9.4.16

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 13 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2026-69152

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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