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CVE-2026-79699
Published:September 15, 2026
Updated:September 22, 2026
A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/podman-container-tools/container-libs.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=storage/v1.60.0 <storage/v1.64.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version storage/v1.64.1
go.podman.io/storage (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v0.21.1 <v1.64.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.64.1
Related Resources (2)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523408
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79699
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-59
EPSS
Base Score:
0.13