Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-71218
A flaw was found in iperf3. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `JSON_read()` function, which accepts a peer-controlled message length and allocates memory without an upper bound. This allows the attacker to trigger excessive memory consumption, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) through memory exhaustion, severe slowdown, or termination of the iperf3 service.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.003
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Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-71218?
- CVE-2026-71218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-71218?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.