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
- 2,789
- of 17,805 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,754
- 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 2,789 of 17,805 indexed charts deploy, on 2,754 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 | 2,477 |
| 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 | 276 |
| util-linuxrpm | 2.40.2-4.azl3 | no fix listed | 1 |
Charts affected
2,789 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,754 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/ | a66121e16d4e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 98cb5d9fa215 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 76771c3cc8c3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a2be95de450c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 16fda01ae58a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 870e396fddf8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | af610992a416 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 2e059589f7f7 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a3d48418b14a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f3d0c7d35498 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 609f48af4efc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6920d17cf6ff | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d89a6d21e361 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f9f34c8ed688 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 080150de7d86 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3225d2bc6b3c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f53bde3acd4f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | aa45adaf59a7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | df2e31d3b4f5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8765a28e383e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 738b2b6f413b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | bffe3c22fabc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8ac53eb38393 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 45d8b5aab491 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4c625eff5410 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a982103d91d3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e59ebde55709 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ecacd9fd0c66 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f69554198005 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 87f9e8a92bd7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7a50c07e7c69 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 42135965c42d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 42afcffe67d0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 9011fe608d33 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4ddbb244c82f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6e82914e1051 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 490ca8e3dd21 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | bcd5b8d4c45c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7e1d7a11a11a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e589db0d0a2c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | b5451793ad91 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 22ae556e0de4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8525a1a67958 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3f4864eb7f11 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | cb29d9b801a5 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ab120359810d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3ded1b7ebca0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 000c5ee5ee96 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 78a82d810709 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d090bb2060d9 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |