Findings

RLSA-2026:80512

Moderate: curl security update

Published Oct 15, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026

The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. Security Fix(es): * curl: curl: Proxy credential disclosure via redirects to unauthenticated proxies (CVE-2026-6253) * curl: libcurl: Authentication bypass due to incorrect HTTP Negotiate connection reuse (CVE-2026-5545) * curl: libcurl: Credential leak via reused proxy connection during HTTP redirects (CVE-2026-6429) * curl: libcurl: Information disclosure via incorrect Proxy-Authorization header reuse (CVE-2026-7168) * libcurl: libcurl: Use-after-free vulnerability leading to Denial of Service (CVE-2026-10536) 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.

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Timeline

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  1. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Detected

    The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. Security Fix(es): * curl: curl: Proxy credential disclosure via redirects to unauthenticated proxies (CVE-2026-6253) * curl: libcurl: Authentication bypass due to incorrect HTTP Negotiate connection reuse (CVE-2026-5545) * curl: libcurl: Cred

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 0:8.12.1-4.el10_2.7

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Fix available

    curl fixed in 0:8.12.1-4.el10_2.7

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Updated

    The curl packages provide the libcurl library and the curl utility for downloading files from servers using various protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and LDAP. Security Fix(es): * curl: curl: Proxy credential disclosure via redirects to unauthenticated proxies (CVE-2026-6253) * curl: libcurl: Authentication bypass due to incorrect HTTP Negotiate connection reuse (CVE-2026-5545) * curl: libcurl: Cred

Affected

  • Rocky Linux:10 curl0 → 0:8.12.1-4.el10_2.7

Sources

  • OSV.devPackage advisoryRLSA-2026:80512

    Moderate: curl security update

    osv.dev

References