Red Hat Updates OpenTelemetry Collector on RHEL 10
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Red Hat published RHSA-2026:76743 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 OpenTelemetry Collector packages. Match entitled deployments to the exact advisory relationships, apply opentelemetry-collector 0.158.0-1.el10_2, validate dependent operations, and preserve evidence.
Validate OpenTelemetry Collector Scope And Apply The Red Hat Fix
What to do now: Inventory Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 OpenTelemetry Collector packages, confirm the exact entitled branch and installed build or digest, apply the advisory-listed content, validate representative services, and document exceptions.
Last verified: 2026-10-06 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 OpenTelemetry Collector packages |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:76743 |
| CVE | CVE-2026-84445 |
| Authoritative release date | 2026-10-06 15:11:42 UTC |
| Authority revision date | 2026-10-06 15:13:15 UTC |
| Affected versions | The supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 OpenTelemetry Collector packages builds identified as affected by the advisory product-status relationships. |
| Fixed version | opentelemetry-collector 0.158.0-1.el10_2 |
| CVSS base score | 7.5 (CVSS v3.1) |
| CVSS severity | High |
| Exploitation status | Not stated by the authority; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
What Changed
Red Hat released OpenTelemetry Collector 0.158.0 packages for CVE-2026-84445 on RHEL 10.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Locate Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 OpenTelemetry Collector packages; record the installed build or digest, repository and entitlement, owner, exposure, dependencies, and maintenance group.
- Establish applicability. Compare each deployment with the product and fixed-status relationships in RHSA-2026:76743. Do not infer applicability from a component name or CVSS rating alone.
- Remediate. Apply opentelemetry-collector 0.158.0-1.el10_2 from the supported Red Hat channel for the exact product branch or architecture.
- Validate. Confirm the resulting package version or immutable digest, exercise representative OpenTelemetry Collector services and recovery paths, monitor for regressions, and record the result.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Stage configuration and pipeline changes, preserve collectors and credentials, and validate receivers, processors, exporters, queues, telemetry continuity, and rollback. Preserve pre-change versions or digests, logs, installation output, validation evidence, and rollback decisions.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.
