Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ghostscript sandbox

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Affected is an unknown function of the component Ghostscript. Executing a manipulation can lead to sandbox. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-101258. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (unknown version). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Ghostscript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-265. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in Ghostscript. When Ghostscript renders a crafted PostScript or EPS document, it can bypass the -dSAFER sandbox and execute arbitrary shell commands in the context of the Ghostscript process. The issue chains memory corruption in document parsing with disabling of internal path access controls at runtime. An attacker can deliver the document directly or through formats that delegate rendering to Ghostscript (for example EPS import or print conversion workflows). Successful exploitation can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data accessible to the process running Ghostscript.

The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-101258 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Operating System

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• Red Hat

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• Enterprise Linux

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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