CVE-2026-56860 Affecting buildah package, versions <2:1.43.3-2.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-BUILDAH-20137812
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed22 Sept 2026

Introduced: 22 Sep 2026

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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.

Previously, resolving relative paths containing parent directory ('..') segments performed string conversions and buffer rewrites on each step, resulting in quadratic time complexity and high memory allocation overhead. Now, path resolution operates on a byte buffer using index-based backtracking for '..' segments, eliminating the quadratic time complexity and significantly reducing memory allocations.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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