Denial of Service Vulnerability in RPM Package Manager by Red Hat
CVE-2026-2625

4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Hardened Images
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-2625?

A vulnerability exists in rust-rpm-sequoia that allows an attacker to exploit the RPM signature verification process. By crafting a malicious RPM file, the attacker can induce an error in the OpenPGP signature parsing code. This flaw can result in an unconditional termination of the RPM process, effectively causing a denial of service. The impact of this vulnerability renders the system unable to fulfill RPM signature verification requests, leading to a significant disruption in package management operations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2625
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440357
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Yashashree Gund for reporting this issue.
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