CVE-2026-15792
Description
A flaw was found in BuildKit. A malicious BuildKit client or frontend can craft a specially designed request, leading to the BuildKit daemon crashing. This vulnerability results in a denial of service (DoS), making the BuildKit service unavailable.
Statement
BuildKit is used by several Red Hat products to build container images. This issue allows a malicious BuildKit frontend or client to cause the BuildKit build process to crash. Exploiting this issue requires the ability to supply a build definition (for example, a Dockerfile specifying a custom #syntax frontend) to a BuildKit-based build; it does not allow remote code execution or exposure of data. The issue is fixed upstream in BuildKit version 0.31.2. Red Hat Hardened Images (Buildah, Podman, and Trivy) has already shipped the fixed version. Other affected Red Hat products are being assessed and will ship the fixed version of BuildKit in upcoming releases.
Mitigation
Avoid building container images using BuildKit frontends from untrusted sources. A BuildKit frontend is typically specified using a "# syntax" directive at the top of a Dockerfile, or with the "--frontend" option to the "buildctl build" command. Only use frontend images that come from a trusted source.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An attacker that can trigger an assert statement can still lead to a denial of service if the relevant code can be triggered by an attacker, and if the scope of the assert() extends beyond the attacker's own session.
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