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
- 2,799
- of 17,813 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,797
- 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 2,799 of 17,813 indexed charts deploy, on 2,797 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 | 2,524 |
| 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 | 272 |
| util-linuxrpm | 2.40.2-4.azl3 | no fix listed | 1 |
Charts affected
2,799 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,797 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ghcr.io/ | 46ae4ea003e0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4c28334f3c79 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e33d59dbb606 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 2b3ccb1c2bd9 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | bd6f22f7db0a | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | bfae76fbae8f | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f894f2457670 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 2468990a8521 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 459010a02aff | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d110504d551d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 18a81afcb249 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 62c44a384e13 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | c487ec5edcfe | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 18689773150d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 71be54e99608 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8ba6617f33c9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 744bc929a579 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 13e267ad7d94 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e9c2ce635b89 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 78a9fb785ec5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1e42f0602597 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f527d10769ac | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ab213b156017 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f9104080d9a7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4a2824296412 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7e3da6fcd8fe | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 20518335f9f9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 70d9d1b78d39 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 951622ae173b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | dffc6c719d86 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6ba69487f1b0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4c8b42890035 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5889bea38e56 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1386b7b5e555 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1f97d131b1d1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 9c88e1aff357 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4f33a0a9f75e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 44f82ee0b24c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5f6c74993f08 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e953fa9e36ef | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8766ba08bf1a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 792e262ea504 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8eb6e492fe3c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1aba0ffe55ea | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 68f52b993a7f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8e31b5a81853 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6dca4455fde3 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 72f35584026d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e70307b193c6 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 9a43f0cc5797 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |