Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-16730
A flaw was found in dbus-broker. When the process file-descriptor limit is reached, EMFILE/ENFILE errors during peer setup (notably SO_PEERPIDFD) are handled as fatal failures, causing the broker to exit. A local attacker who can open many…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16730?
- CVE-2026-16730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16730?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.