CVE-2026-85526 Affecting incus package, versions <6.0.4-2+deb13u1
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- published29 Sept 2026
- disclosed28 Sept 2026
Introduced: 28 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-85526 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest incus to version 6.0.4-2+deb13u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream incus package and not the incus package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Path traversal in the Btrfs storage driver (unpackVolume) in Canonical LXD on Linux allows an authenticated user with instance creation privileges to delete or replace arbitrary files and directories on the host filesystem as root via a crafted subvolumes[].path entry in backup/optimized_header.yaml during a btrfs optimized backup import.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-85526
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/103
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/104
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/105
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/84
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd-private/pull/87
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-h85r-gjgx-g2rv