CVE-2026-33818 Affecting buildah-tests 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-BUILDAHTESTS-20137803
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed21 Sept 2026

Introduced: 21 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-33818  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 buildah-tests 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-tests package and not the buildah-tests package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Enforce a recursion limit in Unmarshal to prevent stack exhaustion when parsing deeply-nested, recursive structures.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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