RLSA-2026:97229: 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):
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 to the latest upstream release (JIRA:Rocky Linux-185735)
skopeo: Bump epoch to preserve upgrade path (JIRA:Rocky Linux-220536)
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 Rocky Linux 10 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
rocky-linux/skopeo-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 3:1.24.0-2.el10 - Upgrade
Upgrade
rocky-linux/skopeoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 3:1.24.0-2.el10 - Upgrade
Upgrade
rocky-linux/skopeo-teststo a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 3:1.24.0-2.el10 - Upgrade
Upgrade
rocky-linux/skopeo-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 3:1.24.0-2.el10
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Rocky Linux packages are included in this update?
The update includes skopeo, skopeo-debugsource, skopeo-debuginfo, and skopeo-tests.
What attacker interaction is indicated by the severity vector?
The vector indicates local access, low privileges, high attack complexity, and user interaction are required. It also indicates potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with scope changed.
Does the advisory identify a workaround if the update cannot be installed immediately?
No workaround or temporary mitigation is provided in the advisory data. The listed remediation is the skopeo update.