AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: dracut / dracut-caps / dracut-config-generic / dracut-config-rescue / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1787152228)

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1787152228 advisory. - A flaw was found in dracut. The die error-handling function writes its message into a shell script under the initramfs emergency-hook...

CVE-2026-15816

CVE-2026-15816 describes a vulnerability in dracut where the die() error-handling function writes its message into an initramfs emergency-hook script without proper shell-quoting. If the message contains data from the DHCP ROOT_PATH option, an adjacent attacker controlling a rogue DHCP server can...