OS Command Injection Affecting dracut package, versions <110-11ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-DRACUT-18677228
  • published15 Sept 2026
  • disclosed7 Aug 2026

Introduced: 7 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-15816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.04 dracut to version 110-11ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dracut package and not the dracut package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in dracut. The die() error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook directory without properly shell-quoting it. When the message contains data derived from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an attacker on the adjacent network who controls a rogue DHCP server can inject a command-substitution sequence that executes as root the next time dracut sources its emergency hook scripts during standard boot-failure handling.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1