SB2026092463 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for host-metering
Published: September 24, 2026 Updated: September 30, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026092463
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-56860)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in net/url URL.Parse and URL.ResolveReference when processing relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.