Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:65515 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-09-08 Updated: 2026-09-08 RHSA-2026:65515 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for libvirt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. 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 The libvirt library contains a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): libvirt: swtpm privilege escalation via symlink following (CVE-2026-63622) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): libvirt-guests does not work together with virtlockd on shutdown [rhel-9.6.z] (JIRA:RHEL-224985) 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. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.6 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.6 s390x Fixes BZ - 2513065 - CVE-2026-63622 libvirt: swtpm privilege escalation via symlink following CVEs CVE-2026-63622 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 SRPM libvirt-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.src.rpm SHA-256: 9e8e687280335f6a94fd76143256e3ef786c85f858b5b1bc6a204165ca8e14e1 x86_64 libvirt-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89dec71f0d66feba059d44b4671f4c564428aaa625c12382702c01d7b487574a libvirt-client-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7082485cea93298dc40fb17a29723ec85b9e0d984babe6178a1d0b9d954c8351 libvirt-client-debuginfo-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 303c05107ce7bfdeeaab68c6b2af4523dde2c74ebb134c2d87b82d84000132ac libvirt-client-qemu-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c8ebd131cf1f5819f584686a82fd8872d4f85985be55dcbb8af2ab030398a67 libvirt-daemon-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 60b73f3d904409dc7f4a24a7f097ff8dc3c6a81f26128ee7cf342d8ccb61cfe3 libvirt-daemon-common-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f0a4dd2c189b1d049bc17297f8e90144e6f032c497fbc2640af661234652ac8a libvirt-daemon-common-debuginfo-10.10.0-7.18.el9_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 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