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CVE-2026-88832

Last refreshed2026-10-03

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-88832

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-88832
CVSS Score / Version7.3 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-25
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is required; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected productsRed Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
Classified asCWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

BusyBox romfs volume ID parsing uses unbounded strlen on attacker-controlled metadata, causing a heap buffer overflow when processing crafted filesystem images.

What to Do

Monitor Red Hat's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88832
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88832