- What: Security update for buildah tool in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Impact: Systems using buildah may be vulnerable if not updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:38493 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-07-13 Updated: 2026-07-13 RHSA-2026:38493 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: buildah security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for buildah is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The buildah package provides a tool for facilitating building OCI container images. Among other things, buildah enables you to: Create a working container, either from scratch or using an image as a starting point; Create an image, either from a working container or using the instructions in a Dockerfile; Build both Docker and OCI images. Security Fix(es): os: golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal (CVE-2026-39822) 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. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 s390x Fixes BZ - 2498152 - CVE-2026-39822 os: golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal CVEs CVE-2026-39822 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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