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CVE-2026-92823: Libmodulemd: libmodulemd: missing decompressed-size limit when parsing compressed yaml

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-22
• Weakness: CWE-409

Description

A flaw was found in libmodulemd. In builds with rpmio support enabled, compressed modulemd YAML is decompressed through a custom read handler that does not enforce a cumulative decompressed-size limit before parsing. An attacker who can supply a highly compressible compressed YAML file can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected products

• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: all versions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: all versions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: all versions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: all versions
• Red Hat Hardened Images: all versions

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92823
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2478703

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