What is CVE-2026-6695?

CVE-2026-6695 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-6695?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

CVE-2026-6695

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-805 — Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6695?: CVE-2026-6695 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-6695?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.