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
- 2,730
- of 17,797 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,700
- 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 2,730 of 17,797 indexed charts deploy, on 2,700 images.
| Affected package | Affected versions | Fixed in | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linuxdeb | 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3, 1:2.38.1-5+deb12u1, 1:4.16.0-2+really2.41-5, 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2+45 more | 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e2 | 2,420 |
| 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 | 279 |
| util-linuxrpm | 2.40.2-4.azl3 | no fix listed | 1 |
- OSV records
- ALPINE-CVE-2026-78408DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78408UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78408AZL-99393ECHO-3f6d-9602-8caa
- Trending
- Rank 41 in indexed charts, since 5 Sept 2026. See the ranking →
Charts affected
2,730 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,700 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lumenvox/ | 8b74f9d3ba09 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| lumenvox/ | 14170ad34903 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| lumenvox/ | 38aa8711c9ef | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| machines/ | 0b8fc005e52e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| makemake1337/ | 8a55174fc830 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| makeplane/ | 71b7252adef0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| makersquad/ | a40dd258c527 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| maksymhencha/ | 7f096a681192 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| maponyacharles/ | 42d418654ebd | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| maponyacharles/ | 58881351f309 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| maponyacharles/ | 7b37b092130a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| maptiler/ | 7e206140057b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| marcoimme/ | b6035c0721a8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mariusm/ | b3db186c3d72 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| martinhelmich/ | c83a4f3fd7ae | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mathesar/ | 091757cb01fe | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| matrixdotorg/ | c3c4a9de2a0b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| matterlabs/ | 5dadc06bdf3b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| matterlabs/ | 6cbfea4c694a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mautic/ | eb8cc73d97e1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mawad98/ | 99422c56a274 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mbround18/ | 70bd4da591cd | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mediagis/ | 7923a8e67197 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mediagis/ | c15e941485ef | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mediagis/ | d0eae7b51374 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| memgraph/ | ecdf7faea3f7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| merlos/ | a38fc7e09ed7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| middlewareeng/ | 747d880812f1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| milvusdb/ | fededb2f2d63 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| milvusdb/ | a3a55e1c1497 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mindsdb/ | 163011c09299 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mintproject/ | 83aade2c1855 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mintproject/ | 02260d20a21f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| miqm/ | c5c211717d9b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mlikiowa/ | 1336a777f9a4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moby/ | 6c2fa84a6b61 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| moby/ | a095b3d11ce1 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| mockserver/ | b8426e0b3c80 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moodlehq/ | 922af5166835 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | d7d4a5463525 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | e418cc694bd5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | e8fd856e593d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | 3caa8f710ee0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | 5f0a38498271 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | 6597e6b98d21 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| moreillon/ | d2ee0423b797 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mrasif/ | 375a1ed8fdc0 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| mshanley80/ | 5b189a70c0fb | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| muhammedgamal/ | 74b4cd69b6fa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| muluder/ | 43b597a93da7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |