CVE-2026-79699

Published: Sep 15, 2026Modified: Oct 2, 2026

4.4

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 2.5

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (2)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79699

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523408

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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