CVE-2026-56853 Affecting buildah package, versions <2:1.43.3-2.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-BUILDAH-20137806
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed2 Sept 2026

Introduced: 2 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-56853  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 buildah to version 2:1.43.3-2.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:70640.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream buildah package and not the buildah package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

When a server is configured to support unencrypted HTTP/2, it reads a few bytes from each new connection to see if they contain the HTTP/2 client preface. ReadHeaderTimeout is unexpectedly not being applied when doing this.

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CVSS Base Scores

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