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/ | cd25a5cc3f1b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 66db77d7856c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ad950d30878e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e106681e7673 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | fa7d5cc7fb7d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | bae3c441894a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 93e85b2b76ee | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7542b4e7fff2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1bebc7e4a770 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a752b6aee537 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8e53861be292 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3009350bfc11 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 74c1bee92e04 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 379e31b8c751 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5a0839dc5303 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 79cc1623323d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | b434cb9287ee | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f8d06a32b1b2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 0e05a7b49c33 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6d4106724d56 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 10006bc0f309 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 601082677a46 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 46919d151d39 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3cceb9462ae1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 45f648c382a0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 9a69aa14dc3e | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ec01d3ac7887 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | b52ff07f9f0c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | dab685e668d9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4569cae83c70 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4d763d58f11d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6047599cd78e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 984dc4f19162 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 10c57cbc7ad0 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 02768853c208 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 07286b8b41a1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | c9bd82dc5fda | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | fdb5501cdfb9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5c6b8f91f1c4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 827aa2f2389d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 3a4715b46aa2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 54ebc1f90963 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | cbd5d4cc1245 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e5571acd10ce | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ef3670f7e0a8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ef756c7d784b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | c863aa9875fa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 61deadd1ec78 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 4273dfaf0295 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ad943e9309e4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |