CVE-2026-122056
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CVE-2026-122056 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) document using the sds-compose option. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) document using the sds-compose option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, resulting in an application crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | All versions |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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