CVE-2026-78662 Affecting k3s-1.34 package, versions <1.34.11.1-r3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-K3S134-19637962
  • published6 Sept 2026
  • disclosed2 Sept 2026

Introduced: 2 Sep 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi k3s-1.34 to version 1.34.11.1-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream k3s-1.34 package and not the k3s-1.34 package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.

Previously, a channel registered in the mux's chanList is not usable until it is established. A malicious peer was able flood the channel's incomingRequests, deadlocking the entire connection. Now, we add an atomic established state, set when a channel becomes usable. Until such a time, handlePacket drops every packet other than the open confirmation/failure, without blocking and without tearing down the connection.