DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-79699
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-79699
Published
2026-09-15T17:17:27Z
Modified
2026-09-16T09:00:17Z
Severity
  • 4.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / golang-github-containers-storage

Package

Name
golang-github-containers-storage
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/golang-github-containers-storage?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.43.0+ds1-8
1.44.0+ds1-1
1.45.1+ds1-1
1.45.1+ds1-2
1.46.1+ds1-1
1.46.1+ds1-2
1.46.1+ds1-3
1.46.1+ds1-4
1.48.1+ds1-1
1.48.1+ds1-2~bpo12+1
1.48.1+ds1-2
1.50.2+ds1-1
1.50.2+ds1-2
1.51.0+ds1-1
1.51.0+ds1-2
1.52.0+ds1-1
1.53.0+ds1-1
1.53.0+ds1-2
1.55.0+ds1-1
1.55.0+ds1-2
1.55.0+ds1-3
1.55.1+ds1-1
1.56.0+ds1-1
1.56.0+ds1-2
1.56.1+ds1-1
1.57.1+ds1-1
1.57.2+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-2
1.59.1+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-1
1.61.0+ds1-2
1.61.0+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-4
1.61.0+ds1-5
1.61.0+ds1-6
1.62.0-1
1.62.0-2
1.62.0-3
1.63.0-1
1.64.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699.json"

Debian:13 / golang-github-containers-storage

Package

Name
golang-github-containers-storage
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/golang-github-containers-storage?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.57.2+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-2
1.59.1+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-1
1.61.0+ds1-2
1.61.0+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-4
1.61.0+ds1-5
1.61.0+ds1-6
1.62.0-1
1.62.0-2
1.62.0-3
1.63.0-1
1.64.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699.json"

Debian:14 / golang-github-containers-storage

Package

Name
golang-github-containers-storage
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/golang-github-containers-storage?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.57.2+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-1
1.59.1+ds1-2
1.59.1+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-1
1.61.0+ds1-2
1.61.0+ds1-3
1.61.0+ds1-4
1.61.0+ds1-5
1.61.0+ds1-6
1.62.0-1
1.62.0-2
1.62.0-3
1.63.0-1
1.64.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79699.json"