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/ | 45459c0910fc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 50ea1cf0086f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a56dfe91f5b1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 916746209ac5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 63873f3f698e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | a3c27ee3fb2f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5ccf797ccdf1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ebed9a5eaae0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f1c182e00e7a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 86ab9effd1a5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6df27f944fe8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 6e04659a3baa | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8622ea9e43c0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1572e12bc93c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1f0f7ddc4370 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | dbaa8527bf4c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | aa7d5d5dd6be | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 282f840612d9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d19d886d5090 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 8e6a9516eac0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | e0f2f8c97598 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 344f53763b25 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 85f93ced88b2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d95e9a124eed | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | d86fcf169f15 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 5a6fe78d4d15 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 2930290a758c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 54082566391e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7bff29dcec72 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ce435c77651e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 1de7869ab46e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | fbba58ddb1a6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 416e980f76a6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | f7e607f24071 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 7dc0ee57b628 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | ae9ae0925ff8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ghcr.io/ | 9a32b89c0c19 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | bccaa701e2df | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | 13221ac5f673 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | 49a57dc220b1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | 4bab24f36c1e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | ba4c8329f48f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | cee0f4db03b5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | fbf79e0fea59 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | 5f91243cfd60 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| mcr.microsoft.com/ | e101b832b34d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| public.ecr.aws/ | 5a5d32281374 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| public.ecr.aws/ | 138c8b82c398 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| public.ecr.aws/ | f669a6eacf8c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| public.ecr.aws/ | 5d55a742a2bc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |