Upstream information
Description
A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (Red Hat) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- RHSA-2026:54571, published Mon Aug 17 15:07:08 UTC 2026
- RHSA-2026:54575, published Tue Aug 18 15:07:11 UTC 2026
- RHSA-2026:54576, published Mon Aug 17 15:07:06 UTC 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3598-1, published 2026-08-12T11:52:36Z
- SUSE-SU-2026:3599-1, published 2026-08-12T11:53:40Z
- SUSE-SU-2026:3611-1, published 2026-08-13T17:58:46Z
- SUSE-SU-2026:3612-1, published 2026-08-13T17:59:06Z
- SUSE-SU-2026:3613-1, published 2026-08-13T17:59:30Z
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-6.231 Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-7.194 Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container:2.1.3-6.205 Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/rt-os-container:2.1.3-7.224 |
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| Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.154 Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container:2.2.1-5.170 Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/kvm-os-container:2.2.1-5.174 Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/rt-os-container:2.2.1-5.168 |
| |
| Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.3:latest Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.4:5.4.4.5.167 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-EC2 Image SLES15-SP4-Micro-5-4-GCE |
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| Container suse/sle-micro/5.5:2.0.4-5.8.88 Container suse/sle-micro/base-5.5:2.0.4-5.8.307 |
| |
| Image SLE-Micro Image SLE-Micro-Azure Image SLE-Micro-BYOS Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-Azure Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-EC2 Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-GCE Image SLE-Micro-EC2 Image SLE-Micro-GCE |
| |
| Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GCE Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GDC Image SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud |
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| Image SLES15-SP7-GCE-3P |
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| SUSE Liberty Linux 10 |
| Patchnames: RHSA-2026:54576 |
| SUSE Liberty Linux 8 |
| Patchnames: RHSA-2026:54575 |
| SUSE Liberty Linux 9 |
| Patchnames: RHSA-2026:54571 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-3613 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP6-2026-3612 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP7-2026-3613 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-3611 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3611 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-3611 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-3598 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3611 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3612 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-3598 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-3611 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3612 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-LTS-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-LTS-2026-3599 |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-LTS-2026-3599 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11504 |
First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:
- alibaba/sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817
- amazon/suse-sle-micro-5-4-byos-v20260820-hvm-ssd-arm64
- amazon/suse-sle-micro-5-4-byos-v20260820-hvm-ssd-x86_64
- amazon/suse-sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-hvm-ssd-arm64
- amazon/suse-sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-hvm-ssd-x86_64
- google/sle-micro-5-4-byos-v20260820-arm64
- google/sle-micro-5-4-byos-v20260820-x86-64
- google/sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-arm64
- google/sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-x86-64
- microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-arm64
- microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp7-chost-byos-v20260817-x86_64
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP6-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | Released |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | Released |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | Released |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | Released |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | dracut | Released |
| SLES15-SP7-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | dracut | In progress |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | dracut | In progress |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | dracut | In progress |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | dracut | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | Affected |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | Affected |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | Affected |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | Affected |
| SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | Affected |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP4-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | In progress |
| SLES15-SP5-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | dracut | In progress |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | dracut | Released |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | dracut | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | dracut | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | dracut | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | dracut | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | dracut | Released |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | dracut | Released |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dracut | Released |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | dracut | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 | dracut | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 | dracut | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 | dracut | Affected |
| Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun | dracut | Affected |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Azure | dracut | Affected |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 | dracut | Affected |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-GCE | dracut | Affected |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-GDC | dracut | Affected |
| SLES-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud | dracut | Affected |
| Container Status | ||
| kiwi-templates-Minimal kiwi-templates-Minimal-Cloud-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-MS-HyperV-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-VMware-sap kiwi-templates-Minimal-kvm-and-xen-sap rancher/seedimage-builder suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.2 suse/sles/15.3/libguestfs-tools:0.45.0 | dracut | Affected |
| suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.3 suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.4 suse/sle-micro/5.5 suse/sle-micro/base-5.5 | dracut | Released |
| rancher/elemental-teal-rt/5.3 rancher/elemental-teal-rt/5.4 rancher/elemental-teal/5.3 rancher/elemental-teal/5.4 suse/hpc/warewulf4-x86_64/sle-hpc-node suse/sles-16.1-kubevirt-minimal suse/sles/15.4/libguestfs-tools:0.49.0 suse/sles/15.5/libguestfs-tools:0.58.0 suse/sles/15.6/libguestfs-tools:1.1.1 suse/sles/15.7/libguestfs-tools:1.5.0 | dracut | In progress |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Aug 7 17:25:27 2026CVE page last modified: Fri Aug 21 11:45:22 2026