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7.5
OpenShift and other Docker-based systems on Red Hat vulnerable to privilege escalation
RHSA-2026:3291
Summary
A security update is available for runc, a component used by OpenShift and other Docker-based systems on Red Hat. This update fixes a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a system. To stay secure, Red Hat users should apply this update as soon as possible.
What to do
- Update redhat runc to version 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7.
- Update redhat runc-debuginfo to version 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7.
- Update redhat runc-debugsource to version 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | runc | <= 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 | 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 |
| redhat | runc-debuginfo | <= 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 | 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 |
| redhat | runc-debugsource | <= 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 | 4:1.4.0-2.el9_7 |
Original title
Red Hat Security Advisory: runc security update
osv CVSS3.1
7.5
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3291 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418462 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2434432 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437111 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_3291.j... Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61726 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61726 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61726 Vendor Advisory
- https://go.dev/cl/736712 Third Party Advisory
- https://go.dev/issue/77101 Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Vd2tYVM8eUc Third Party Advisory
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4341 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61729 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61729 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61729 Vendor Advisory
- https://go.dev/cl/725920 Third Party Advisory
- https://go.dev/issue/76445 Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/8FJoBkPddm4 Third Party Advisory
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-4155 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68121 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68121 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68121 Vendor Advisory
- https://go.dev/cl/737700 Third Party Advisory
- https://go.dev/issue/77217 Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/K09ubi9FQFk Third Party Advisory
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4337 Vendor Advisory
Published: 26 Feb 2026 · Updated: 7 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026