CVE-2026-79699
Public on 2026-09-15
Modified on 2026-09-16
Description
A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | buildah | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | buildah | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | containers-common | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | containers-common | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra | docker | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra | docker | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra | docker | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | docker | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | docker | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | skopeo | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | skopeo | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |