Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting linkerd2 package, versions <26.6.3-r1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINKERD2-17680558
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed4 Jun 2026

Introduced: 4 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-41178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linkerd2 to version 26.6.3-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linkerd2 package and not the linkerd2 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Versions 1.41.0 and 1.43.0 removed raw-length rejection and it causes Parse to process arbitrarily large/invalid baggage headers and log errors, enabling DoS via oversized inputs. Versions 1.42.0 and 1.44.0 fix the issue.