RHSA-2026:57772: Important: dracut security update

Published Aug 20, 2026
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Updated

The dracut packages contain an event-driven initial RAM file system (initramfs) generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.Security Fix(es): dracut: dracut: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (CVE-2026-6893) dracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die() (CVE-2026-15816) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software

40 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/dracut<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-caps<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-generic<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-rescue<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debuginfo<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debugsource<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-live<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-network<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-squash<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-tools<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-caps<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-generic<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-rescue<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debuginfo<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debugsource<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-live<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-network<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-squash<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-tools<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-caps<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-generic<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-config-rescue<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debuginfo<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-debugsource<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-live<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-network<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-squash<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut-tools<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
redhat/dracut<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-caps<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-config-generic<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-config-rescue<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-debuginfo<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-debugsource<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-live<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-network<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-squash<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/dracut-tools<057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-caps to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-config-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-config-rescue to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-live to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-network to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-squash to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-tools to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-caps to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-config-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-config-rescue to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-live to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-network to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-squash to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/dracut-tools to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 057-89.git20250311.el9_6.1.aa
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade dracut to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2026-15816
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade dracut to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2026-6893

Event History

Aug 20, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which installed packages should be included when assessing exposure to this update?

Inventory dracut, dracut-caps, dracut-config-generic, dracut-config-rescue, dracut-debuginfo, dracut-debugsource, dracut-live, and dracut-network.

2

Can affected systems be identified from package version information in this advisory?

No. The provided advisory data does not include affected or fixed package versions.

3

Is a temporary mitigation documented if the packages cannot be updated immediately?

No workaround or temporary mitigation is provided in the advisory data.

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