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
- 2,738
- of 17,797 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,708
- 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 2,738 of 17,797 indexed charts deploy, on 2,708 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+46 more | 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e2 | 2,428 |
| 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
2,738 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,708 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| muhammedgamal/ | 74b4cd69b6fa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| muluder/ | 43b597a93da7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| murtazashah46/ | 4d11726cf803 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mvance/ | 4bf67b567f39 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mvance/ | 76906da36d18 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| n3uronhub/ | 423a0bdd9cb9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ncsa/ | 0b738bbc8d70 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nelssec/ | 5e471f0cdeaa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netbirdio/ | 0c9994b393ea | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netbirdio/ | 52682e5f48f9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netbirdio/ | b0adc4ad4ec6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netbirdio/ | 3086534361a1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netbirdio/ | e71f39cefcd9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netboxcommunity/ | 3d652dca5351 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netboxcommunity/ | 91b823a05cb5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netdata/ | 21970e176031 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nethermind/ | 15517708c3b6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nethermind/ | 1b6b01419de4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nethermind/ | 93e57917371a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nethermind/ | aeca3b55bda5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netrisai/ | c271efe749d0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netrisai/ | 53178bf173c2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netrisai/ | 14d82948a8b2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netrisai/ | 55e826ef9a5d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netrisai/ | 8c5074f55ae5 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| netrisai/ | a030a31289f4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| netskopeprivateaccess/ | 93e2fd164a93 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| networkboot/ | e99bbfbd6fb2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| networkstatic/ | 0592f012c636 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| networktocode/ | ed484336b1ad | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| newrelic/ | 1a448492b55a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| newrelic/ | 47520b65d6b2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ngick8stesting/ | 8dd6dea45be4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nginxdemos/ | 751bf8933179 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nginxdemos/ | b28d1e16c676 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | 4210a3296e7c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | 6320020c7da8 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | 82dcf28da5a8 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | b37d9945be77 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | c5b989ebc150 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | e93571f3d083 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nginxinc/ | f972e5322b97 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| nginx/ | 3e97f06dce1c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nginx/ | 520d439f9a9a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ngosang/ | a8f9cfa30162 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| nirmalnaveen/ | 8541a39162f3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nodered/ | 10f40d0a83e7 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| nodered/ | 216e7403aab9 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| nouchka/ | d183308f201c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| nousresearch/ | e0df6adebddf | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |