CVE-2026-24054

Description

A flaw was found in Kata Containers. When a container image is malformed or lacks layers, the system incorrectly processes the container's root filesystem as a block device. This misidentification can lead to the host's underlying storage device being hotplugged into the virtual machine, causing filesystem errors on the host, including potential data corruption due to double inode allocation, and may result in the host's block device becoming read-only. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) on the host system.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score7.310N/A
Attack VectorLocalNetworkN/A
Attack ComplexityLowLowN/A
Privileges RequiredLowNoneN/A
User InteractionNoneNoneN/A
ScopeChangedChangedN/A
ConfidentialityNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactLowHighN/A
Availability ImpactHighHighN/A

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

CWE-1287

Other

Technical Impact: Varies by Context

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