CVE-2026-15816

High

Description

A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
PublishedAug 7, 2026
First seenAug 7, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportNo range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONNo range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportNo range specified—
enterprise_linux 8No range specified—
rhel_aus 8.4No range specified—
rhel_aus 8.6No range specified—
rhel_e4s 8.8No range specified—
enterprise_linux 9No range specified—
rhel_e4s 9.2No range specified—
rhel_e4s 9.4No range specified—
rhel_eus 9.6No range specified—
openshift 4.12No range specified—
openshift 4.13No range specified—
openshift 4.14No range specified—
openshift 4.15No range specified—
openshift 4.16No range specified—
openshift 4.17No range specified—
openshift 4.18No range specified—
openshift 4.19No range specified—
openshift 4.20No range specified—
openshift 4.21No range specified—
openshift 4.22No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5No range specified—

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CVE-2026-15816 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Dark Radar