RHSA-2026:98519HighCVSS 8.0

Red Hat Security Advisory: util-linux security update

Published
November 11, 2026
Last Modified
November 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-53615 →

📋 Description

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. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libblkid-debuginfo-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libblkid-devel-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • libfdisk-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • libfdisk-0:2.37.4-28.el9_9.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
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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: 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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