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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54571
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54575
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54576
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57580
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57772
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57775
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57785
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60440
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60445
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62269
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62409
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65839
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66357
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67857
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69118
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69119
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70586
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70615
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74499
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90272
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15816
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459963
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2500889
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/blob/master/modules.d/40network/netroot.sh
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/blob/master/modules.d/99base/dracut-lib.sh
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis