# RHSA-2026:0728: Security update for 2 packages

RHSA-2026:0728, released January 16, 2026, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-0728
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 16, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-68973, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0728

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [gnupg2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/gnupg2.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.20-4.el8_10 |
| [gnupg2-smime](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/gnupg2-smime.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.20-4.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-68973](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-68973.md) | High | gnupg-l10n: In GnuPG before 2.4.9, armor_filter in g10/armor.c has two increments of an index variable where one is intended, lea... | 7.8 | 0.0015 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo