SB2026020323 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for resource-agents 



SB2026020323 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for resource-agents

Published: February 3, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026020323
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66471)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the streaming API does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper handling of highly compressed data (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-21441)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not properly handle highly compressed data when sending HTTP redirect responses. A remote attacker can multiple large requests to the application, consume all available CPU and memory resources and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.