Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting github.com/lxc/incus/client package, versions <6.23.0
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- published30 Mar 2026
- disclosed27 Mar 2026
- creditwl2018
Introduced: 27 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-33542 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/lxc/incus/client to version 6.23.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value inadequate validation of the combined fingerprint during image downloads from simplestreams servers. An attacker can cause users to deploy malicious images by providing manipulated image files from an attacker-controlled server, potentially leading to image cache poisoning and execution of attacker-controlled code. This is only exploitable if the environment lacks restricted.image.servers configuration or equivalent network restrictions, and the attacker can predict which image will be used before it is cached.