Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input Affecting apptainer package, versions <1.4.5-150600.4.12.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-APPTAINER-15270331
  • published12 Feb 2026
  • disclosed11 Feb 2026

Introduced: 11 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-8556  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 apptainer to version 1.4.5-150600.4.12.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apptainer package and not the apptainer package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in CIRCL's implementation of the FourQ elliptic curve. This vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise session security via low-order point injection and incorrect point validation during Diffie-Hellman key exchange.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1