NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting github.com/lxc/incus/internal/server/storage package, versions <7.0.0
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- published5 May 2026
- disclosed4 May 2026
- creditstamparm
Introduced: 4 May 2026
CVE-2026-40197 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/lxc/incus/internal/server/storage to version 7.0.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the CreateCustomVolumeFromBackup process. An attacker can cause the daemon to crash by importing a crafted backup archive containing a null entry in the volume_snapshots array, which leads to a nil-pointer dereference during import operations.