{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-16445",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16445",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-16445 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:26534, released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "dracut: The dracut packages contain an event-driven initial RAM file system (initramfs) generator infrastructure based on the...",
  "description": "The dracut packages contain an event-driven initial RAM file system (initramfs) generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* dracut: dracut: Root code execution via DHCP options command injection (CVE-2026-6893)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
  "published": "2026-06-17T00:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "cvss": 7.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "epss": 0.03222,
  "epssPercentile": 0.88309,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "product": "dracut",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "112-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16445",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-16445",
      "released": "2026-08-08T15:30:50Z"
    },
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      "release": "RHEL 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:049-244.git20260529.el8_10",
      "fix": "RHSA-2026:26534",
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      "released": "2026-06-24T14:07:58Z"
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      "release": "Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)",
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      "fix": "OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21749-1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21749-1",
      "released": "2026-09-03T16:40:31Z"
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      "released": "2026-09-07T07:23:02Z"
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3931-1",
      "released": "2026-09-03T07:19:33Z"
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23614-1",
      "released": "2026-09-03T16:40:48Z"
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