RHSA-2026:97562: Important: skopeo security, bug fix, and enhancement update
The skopeo command lets you inspect images from container image registries, get images and image layers, and use signatures to create and verify files. Security Fix(es): net: golang: Go net package: Denial of Service via long CNAME response in LookupCNAME (CVE-2026-33811) docker: Moby/Docker Engine: Arbitrary Code Execution via malicious container image and compressed archive upload (CVE-2026-41567) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): Update skopeo to 1.22.2 [rhel-9.9] (JIRA:RHEL-170520) update to the latest upstream release (JIRA:RHEL-185740) switch skopeo to sustaining-engineering GitLab release-1.22 branch and bump epoch (JIRA:RHEL-220456) 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.Additional Changes:For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software
Remediation
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redhat/skopeoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9 - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9 - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9 - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-teststo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9 - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/skopeo-teststo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2-4.el9.aa - Upgrade
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skopeoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.22.2
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which platform release is explicitly associated with this update?
The update identifies Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.9 as the release target for skopeo 1.22.2.
Which installed package variants are covered?
The advisory covers skopeo, skopeo-debuginfo, skopeo-debugsource, and skopeo-tests.
Does the update include changes beyond the listed security fixes?
Yes. It also includes bug fixes and enhancements, including an update to the latest upstream release and a branch change to the sustaining-engineering release-1.22 line.