RHSA-2026:85313 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: bubblewrap security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · October 20, 2026
Updated · November 2, 2026
Topic
An update for bubblewrap is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Bubblewrap (/usr/bin/bwrap) is a core execution engine for unprivileged containers that works as a setuid binary on kernels without user namespaces.
Security Fix(es):
- bubblewrap: symlink traversal via /oldroot allows writing files outside sandbox during setup (CVE-2026-87766)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.