Dracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die()
CVSS score
7.5
EPSS probability
%0.4
Risk score
0.0
Published
2 mo ago
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Vulnerability description
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CVE-2026-15816 has vendor, distribution, patch and security-source records on file. We can compare them and prepare an explanation linked to the evidence.
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.
IMPACT: Affected Products and Software
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-15816 vulnerability. Where our threat engine knows the exact affected versions, they are listed below.
| ID | VENDOR | PRODUCT | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | View |
| 2 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | View |
| 3 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION | View |
| 4 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION | View |
| 5 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | View |
| 6 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | View |
| 7 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | View |
| 8 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | View |
| 9 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | View |
| 10 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | View |
| 11 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | View |
| 12 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | View |
| 13 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | View |
| 14 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | View |
| 15 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | View |
| 16 | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | View |
| 17 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | View |
| 18 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | View |
| 19 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | View |
| 20 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | View |
| 21 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | View |
| 22 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | View |
| 23 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | View |
| 24 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | View |
| 25 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | View |
| 26 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | View |
| 27 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | View |
| 28 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | View |
| 29 | Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | View |
| 30 | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | View |
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| SCORE | VERSION | SEVERITY | VECTOR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | CVSS V3_1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVE CNA |
| 7.5 | CVSS V31 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD |
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