External Control of File Name or Path Affecting kata-containers package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KATACONTAINERS-19141069
  • published21 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Aug 2026

Introduced: 20 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-77176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 kata-containers.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kata-containers package and not the kata-containers package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Kata Containers. In configurations utilizing genpolicy for Confidential Containers guest protection, a malicious host operator can exploit insufficient validation of CreateContainer mount and storage rules. This allows them to mount arbitrary container-rootfs paths over sensitive host locations or provision arbitrary content, potentially exposing confidential information or enabling the acceptance of attacker-controlled input.

CVSS Base Scores

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