CVE-2026-41579

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Published 2026-06-22 · Modified 2026-06-22

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

runc: Malicious image with /dev symlink can trigger limited host filesystem integrity violations

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2026-41579 NameCVE-2026-41579 SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) Vulnerable and fixed packages The table below lists information on source packages. Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus runc (PTS)bullseye1.0.0~rc93+ds1-5+deb11u5vulnerable bullseye…

CVE-2026-41579

Name	CVE-2026-41579
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
runc (PTS)	bullseye	1.0.0~rc93+ds1-5+deb11u5	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	1.0.0~rc93+ds1-5+deb11u3	vulnerable
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	1.1.5+ds1-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	1.1.15+ds1-2	vulnerable
	forky, sid	1.3.5+ds1-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
runc	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/13/2
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-xjvp-4fhw-gc47
Fixed by: https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/864db8042dbb191028676f80addf8c35f348aee2

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Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/13/2https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-xjvp-4fhw-gc47Fixed by: https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/864db8042dbb191028676f80addf8c35f348aee2

OS impact

Debian Affected 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Affected	—
sid	Affected	—
forky	Affected	—
bullseye	Affected	—
bookworm	Affected	—

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
Go	github.com/opencontainers/runc	`<1.3.6`	`1.3.6`
Go	github.com/opencontainers/runc	`>=1.4.0,<1.4.3`	`1.4.3`
Go	github.com/opencontainers/runc	`>=1.5.0-rc.1,<1.5.0-rc.3`	`1.5.0-rc.3`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.