RHSA-2026:96212HighCVSS 8.0

Red Hat Security Advisory: util-linux security update

Published
November 9, 2026
Last Modified
November 9, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (3)

CVE-2026-13595 →CVE-2026-53613 →CVE-2026-53615 →

📋 Description

CVE-2026-13595 — util-linux: util-linux: heap use-after-free in libblkid nested partition probing CVE-2026-53613 — util-linux: TOCTOU in the mount program via ancestor directory swap on target path CVE-2026-53615 — util-linux: util-linux: Partition metadata compromise via integer overflow in DOS partition parser

🎯 Affected products200

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libfdisk-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libfdisk-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • libfdisk-0:2.32.1-50.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
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✅ Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. Workaround: Review /etc/fstab and remove the user or users mount option from any entry where unprivileged user mounting is not strictly required. This eliminates the prerequisite for exploitation. For entries that must retain user mount capability, ensure all ancestor directories in the mount target path are owned by root and not writable by unprivileged users (mode 0755 or stricter), preventing the renameat2(RENAME_EXCHANGE) directory swap needed to exploit the race. These changes take effect immediately with no reboot required. Workaround: Red Hat is not aware of a practical temporary workaround that fully mitigates this issue or meets Red Hat Product Security's standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability. Customers are advised to apply the relevant security updates when/if they become available.

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