CVE-2026-78408
HighAdvisory
Published 2 Sept 2026In the index since 5 Sept 2026
- Severity
- High
- worst across findings
- CVSS
- 7.9
- base score, highest
- EPSS
- 0.001
- 2nd percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- no confirmed exploitation
- Charts affected
- 2,706
- of 17,813 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,697
- deployed by those charts
- Fix available
- 2 of 3
- affected packages
CVE-2026-78408 affecting package util-linux 2.40.2-5
Carried by container images the latest versions of 2,706 of 17,813 indexed charts deploy, on 2,697 images.
| Affected package | Affected versions | Fixed in | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linuxdeb | 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3, 1:2.38.1-5+deb12u1, 1:2.41.5-0+deb13u1+dhi3, 1:4.16.0-2+really2.41-5+47 more | 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e2 | 2,433 |
| util-linuxapk | 2.41-r9, 2.41.2-r0, 2.41.4-r0, 2.42-r0+1 more | 2.41.6-r1, 2.42.3-r1 | 263 |
| util-linuxrpm | 2.40.2-4.azl3 | no fix listed | 1 |
Charts affected
2,706 by stars
| Chart | Latest | Affected images | Radar Score |
|---|
Container images carrying it
2,697 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| library/ | 67bad329974a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 7561d672fae4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | b6dd45cc35b3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | de62d9901fb7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | eb5295d08332 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 009cc37796fb | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 09160599abd2 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| library/ | 234c902a2db4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 30abb90e62f1 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| library/ | 352c1fdadc91 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 3906b477e4b6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 3eafabb4c93f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 4521b581dbdd | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 4d25e2fe601f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 5fa2edb1e408 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 74566c6910d1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 75934ddb37bf | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| library/ | 83edc2b8e9ff | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 8df317692c59 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | b43d2dcbbdb1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | bb142a9c18ac | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | be0a135f1955 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | d2ad7b21cafa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | d31852005202 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 04ac44a2595b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 0842dcd4c8f8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | ef9723cf4fe4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 507a3eecf809 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 9e1d2afa6898 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 152dc042452c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 4d0bb287d87b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 8ae66efb09a2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | ad4a8bae2eb4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | f73396626d2f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 56490ac14a31 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 55d1e5b2e601 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | 7d0f24ebb67b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| library/ | dfa9ba46d14b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| librenms/ | 8194a4a9ff49 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| libretranslate/ | 1de2d7056bb8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| lightbend/ | b0c9894ac8dd | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linkstackorg/ | 1c8b05399ee4 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| linode/ | 09f3282bf53d | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | 2ebf97852661 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | a847b5b2d860 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | 241009026e6f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | 938810eca3d3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | a5e43a05ae79 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | b801bbcf6386 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| linuxserver/ | 0ac871624394 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |