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    CVE-2026-18839

    An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an application to print help under those conditions may cause that application to crash or fail to display help, resulting in a denial of service of the affected application.

    Published:Aug 5, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 7, 2026
    EPS:Aug 5, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00084
    CVSS Score:2.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Popt-devel
    Product
    Popt-static
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hardened Images
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hummingbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Container Platform

    Exploits

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High