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
- 2,749
- of 17,790 indexed, latest versions
- Container images
- 2,730
- 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 2,749 of 17,790 indexed charts deploy, on 2,730 images.
| Affected package | Affected versions | Fixed in | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linuxdeb | 1:2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3, 1:2.38.1-5+deb12u1, 1:4.16.0-2+really2.41-5, 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2+46 more | 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e2 | 2,446 |
| 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 | 283 |
| util-linuxrpm | 2.40.2-4.azl3 | no fix listed | 1 |
- OSV records
- ALPINE-CVE-2026-78408DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78408UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78408AZL-99393ECHO-3f6d-9602-8caa
- Trending
- Rank 32 in indexed charts, since 5 Sept 2026. See the ranking →
Charts affected
2,749 by stars
Container images carrying it
2,730 by charts deploying them
A fixed version is listed for 2 of the 3 affected packages.
| Container image | Digest | Package | Fixed in | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| akaunting/ | 52811b36ec3a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| akeyless/ | 759e4289fae8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| akeyless/ | 3d2e7dce5eb9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | d4b100cbdc47 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | dbc566b2376c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 666eaffd5362 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 3aeaee66bc66 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 853e37321e6e | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 15ebb75b94dc | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | a6c1b933517f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 213aded7adc5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 46ed5bcb04b2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 5d4eab1c36b9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| aktosecurity/ | 498e3e35ecc2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| alakaganaguathoork/ | 7eb27b0f4a5a | util-linux | 2.41.6-r1 | 1 |
| alazidis/ | 602d4f7f090c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| allegroai/ | 713ae38f7daf | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| allegroai/ | 772827a01bb5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| altinity/ | 3396b15c51a2 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| andrcuns/ | 43060f159f4c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| andrewgaul/ | 7dc1d34174a5 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| andrewgolikov55/ | fcc001b61c0e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| andrewmackrodt/ | 33f9080470c9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| anguda/ | c435285fc241 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| ankane/ | d3a9d8ac27bb | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| antiantiops/ | eeff80a99d92 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| antrea/ | c10bc45c6272 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| antrea/ | f1373d39217c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| antrea/ | ee9686bcefb8 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| antrea/ | 065193e7572f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| anujdatar/ | 685df04a643b | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 0305c26f19ed | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | bae523439ee3 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 64e58748b6b9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | ce90bdc3d2af | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | e5560ad0b86e | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 5e47692cac00 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | d173e7efe258 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 0cef139b6bf1 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 80136ae753ee | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 75d48a62748f | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | a2bab1be574c | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | afa47bf1692a | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 63b8e3e40742 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apachepulsar/ | 16f9fdab3fa6 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apachepulsar/ | 3b262ab7a7d9 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apachepulsar/ | 9c9947de139d | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apachepulsar/ | d056c89b7131 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apachepulsar/ | d538416d5afe | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |
| apache/ | 76c176e8a0e4 | util-linux | no fix listed | 1 |