Information Exposure Affecting libcurl-minimal package, versions <0:8.12.1-4.el10_2.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBCURLMINIMAL-20836556
  • published12 Oct 2026
  • disclosed29 Apr 2026

Introduced: 29 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6429  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-201  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 libcurl-minimal to version 0:8.12.1-4.el10_2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:80512.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcurl-minimal package and not the libcurl-minimal package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

When asked to both use a .netrc file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, libcurl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances.

CVSS Base Scores

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