CVE-2026-79699
4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
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Weaknesses
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Workarounds
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79699
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523408
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