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RHSA-2026:53520

RHSA-2026:53520 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.199999809265137 HIGH

A flaw was found in brace-expansion. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `expand()` function by providing a specially crafted string. This string, containing consecutive non-expanding brace groups, can trigger exponential-time complexity, leading to significant CPU consumption and event-loop blocking. This can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.199999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-container-security-operator-rhel8@sha256:5ce39e31a69193bac6b30b61f0c5731fdc57740071c642e53f57be2eae9fa979_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red HatRed Hat Quay
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-builder-rhel8@sha256:42fc54dce8bc2ccfaa992560a4893248b449f8bd0fe58f2ed71a407f16518c26_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-bridge-operator-bundle@sha256:5b566b025d232e63ee8bbc6768c5c27aa0dc4760362aca1e82b588d61ff06f0f_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-operator-rhel8@sha256:377c751454d9edf35778cbf738b4fb44aed9ef046fe4259efec77535ed3c29f5_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/clair-rhel8@sha256:f58bdb68a2cca947dcd330bbfbc9d2ef5e9d0015eded00f74856345b6a962962_s390x as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-rhel8@sha256:967c0ce73afdafe4fe21dc196bc938864b437f6a3c3af99b8247abfe4535b395_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-bridge-operator-rhel8@sha256:2f42892b36358ff044d9f0542f207837ae3c1f1d021e9906489ffe04aaeda493_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-container-security-operator-rhel8@sha256:f1728933739482fa3838501620a8386f29c85fe01e35e8ef6aa952d454143a1b_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-operator-rhel8@sha256:377c751454d9edf35778cbf738b4fb44aed9ef046fe4259efec77535ed3c29f5_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-operator-bundle@sha256:42395aa2236cdfbaa5396e6d81559506dfe122159c67bc37aba15ab9cb584ee0_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-operator-bundle@sha256:42395aa2236cdfbaa5396e6d81559506dfe122159c67bc37aba15ab9cb584ee0_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-container-security-operator-bundle@sha256:f892742e326b7434c6430f1eef16412143b7798954eedd49b946f0f78323dccc_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-builder-qemu-rhcos-rhel8@sha256:f0bff8e6bbe9eb4cb03dc3ccc09325d64988a81dd31d1b468462f3feb0a41e02_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-builder-rhel8@sha256:467a021912c1193ef407d4a8183f4c686e15158e581cf21350fa12cd94d32296_s390x as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/clair-rhel8@sha256:a34629c7545fcb9fcc3ab9cb641eb5c8ebb6296a1d3fdaa73db75b6f236d9a18_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-bridge-operator-rhel8@sha256:2f42892b36358ff044d9f0542f207837ae3c1f1d021e9906489ffe04aaeda493_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-bridge-operator-rhel8@sha256:8c4c0ae660f538767064ca9a2a98003e60b6960e5290d5d70d95e9913958b890_s390x as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.10*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/quay-bridge-operator-rhel8@sha256:66ece0a989503dfa46045c70c8f8937775b3dc7324fbcbfcbc68c940b882a708_amd64 as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*
Red Hatregistry.redhat.io/quay/clair-rhel8@sha256:18b2bce956cfc6f6fbcd58be41b3a4ed9429336bd5d7c4b100f267b90a207c8e_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Quay 3.1*

…and 25 more

Timeline

  • Aug 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 18, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 18, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 18, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 18, 2026 Security Advisory
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