CVE-2026-32280 Affecting buildah package, versions <2:1.43.1-2.0.1.el9_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BUILDAH-17576610
  • published26 Jun 2026
  • disclosed8 Apr 2026

Introduced: 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-32280  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 buildah to version 2:1.43.1-2.0.1.el9_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-29455.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream buildah package and not the buildah package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

During chain building, the amount of work that is done is not correctly limited when a large number of intermediate certificates are passed in VerifyOptions.Intermediates, which can lead to a denial of service. This affects both direct users of crypto/x509 and users of crypto/tls.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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