CVE-2026-16254
4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
A flaw was found in claircore's apk package scanner. Malformed package-database data in a container layer can cause an out-of-bounds access that panics the scanner. If that panic is not recovered, the Clair indexer process can crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|
Weaknesses
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Workarounds
Limit image push/indexing to trusted sources until a fix is available. Where possible, run indexing so a single scanner failure cannot disrupt shared indexing capacity.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16254
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502701
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