Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception Affecting github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/nix package, versions <1.42.3
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- published23 Mar 2026
- disclosed20 Mar 2026
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Introduced: 20 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-33481 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/nix to version 1.42.3 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception when cleaning up tmp files. Temporary storage can be exhausted during the scanning process by an attacker providing large or highly compressed artifacts, leading to the accumulation of temporary files and potentially preventing future runs of the application or other system utilities that rely on available temporary storage.