Linux · Security advisory · May 15, 2026

RHSA-2026:16252: Security update for 2 packages

RHSA-2026:16252, released May 15, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
2
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0056
46th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 2 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
jqRHEL 80:1.6-12.el8_10
jq-develRHEL 80:1.6-12.el8_10

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-39979 jq: Out-of-Bounds Read in jv_parse_sized() Error Formatting for Non-NUL-Terminated Counted Buffers 8.2 0.0056 None reported
High CVE-2026-40164 jq: Algorithmic complexity DoS via hardcoded MurmurHash3 seed 8.2 0.0037 None reported
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