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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quay.io/ | a2d3a4c67b0f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 60950ef63764 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 93889c3d8a34 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 2c324c9789f5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | d78cd113b2bc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | b705e0cbe171 | util-linux | 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e2 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 6f5c81c1e29d | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 7bba7083dfa0 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 108fbb01c3fe | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 113e372cf71b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 92f883d09270 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 65e1b09fc8c9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | bcf9906d5a3c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 21b9fe7bb29d | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 694950d736c8 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 835d79d8fbae | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | a6c101156d42 | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 099715479210 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 2169032c5840 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 04f1099241fc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | a1c3843b03bc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 9ff01f642e2b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 3408107e5cc4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | c6a934439421 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | d8f66f4117fe | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | e854423caa09 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | b406475f9f00 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 20c19fa8a918 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 4f43beb13fc2 | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| quay.io/ | 56399619568b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| quay.io/ | e0d9b93dbf2b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 166a06f73d8c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | b6c44d969163 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 9bd5d93aaff7 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | b7984253b128 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 564718e28931 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | df842ed79211 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 66353ce9bf98 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 0e3cd8c7776d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 5a9334f371f3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 5b7636dfba3f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | f6385712935f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 61ff9287923a | util-linux | 2.42.3-r1 | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | d76185d7270d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | a693021686ca | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| registry.gitlab.com/ | 7eea4f0883dd | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| registry.k8s.io/ | b48d7d13dd06 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.k8s.io/ | 0e64aedb0d0a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.k8s.io/ | 52f0618e9bc2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| registry.k8s.io/ | c380751accc5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |