Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input Affecting syft package, versions <0:1.42.4-0.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.97% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-SYFT-16062918
  • published15 Apr 2026
  • disclosed26 Mar 2026

Introduced: 26 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-32285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 syft to version 0:1.42.4-0.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7191.

NVD Description

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

The Delete function fails to properly validate offsets when processing malformed JSON input. This can lead to a negative slice index and a runtime panic, allowing a denial of service attack.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1