UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40251
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-40251
Published
2026-05-06T21:16:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:25:39.463933969Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. In versions before 7.0.0, missing validation logic in the storage volume import logic allows an authenticated user with access to the storage volume feature to cause the Incus daemon to crash. The backup restore subsystem contains an out-of-bounds panic vulnerability caused by an invalid bounds check when indexing snapshot metadata arrays, and the same flawed pattern also appears in the migration path. When iterating through physical snapshots provided in a backup archive, the loop uses the index to look up corresponding metadata in the parsed Config.Snapshots and Config.VolumeSnapshots slices. The guard condition len(slice) >= i-1 is incorrect because it can still evaluate to true when the subsequent slice[i] access is out of bounds. An attacker can submit a backup archive that contains physical snapshot directories while supplying a tampered index.yaml with an empty or truncated snapshot metadata array, causing the daemon to index beyond the end of the metadata slice and crash. Repeated use of this issue can be used to keep Incus offline, causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 7.0.0.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1:0.*
1:0.7
1:0.8
1:0.9
1:0.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd",
            "binary_version": "1:0.10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-client",
            "binary_version": "1:0.10"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools",
            "binary_version": "1:0.10"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
incus

Package

Name
incus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/incus?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

6.*
6.0.3-4
6.0.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-lxc-incus-dev",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-agent",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-base",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-client",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-extra",
            "binary_version": "6.0.4-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
incus

Package

Name
incus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/incus?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

6.*
6.0.4-2
6.0.5-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-lxc-incus-dev",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-agent",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-base",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-client",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-extra",
            "binary_version": "6.0.5-8"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*
0.20-0ubuntu4
0.21-0ubuntu3
0.21-0ubuntu5
0.22-0ubuntu1
0.22-0ubuntu2
0.23-0ubuntu1
0.23-0ubuntu2
0.23-0ubuntu3
0.24-0ubuntu2
0.24-0ubuntu3
0.24-0ubuntu4
0.25-0ubuntu1
0.26-0ubuntu2
0.26-0ubuntu3
0.27-0ubuntu1
0.27-0ubuntu2
2.*
2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu5
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu6
2.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu7
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~rc4-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc5-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc6-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc7-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu5
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu6
2.0.0~rc8-0ubuntu7
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu4
2.0.0~rc9-0ubuntu5
2.0.0-0ubuntu1
2.0.0-0ubuntu2
2.0.0-0ubuntu3
2.0.0-0ubuntu4
2.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.2-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2
2.0.4-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.5-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1
2.0.8-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.2
2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.0.10-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm1
2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-lxc-lxd-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxc2",
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd",
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-client",
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.0.11-0ubuntu1~16.04.4+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
lxd

Package

Name
lxd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxd?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

2.*
2.18-0ubuntu6
2.19-0ubuntu1
2.20-0ubuntu3
2.20-0ubuntu4
2.21-0ubuntu1
2.21-0ubuntu2
2.21-0ubuntu3
2.21-0ubuntu4
3.*
3.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu3
3.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu3
3.0.0~beta5-0ubuntu2
3.0.0~beta7-0ubuntu1
3.0.0-0ubuntu1
3.0.0-0ubuntu2
3.0.0-0ubuntu3
3.0.0-0ubuntu4
3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm1
3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd",
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-client",
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lxd-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.0.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
incus

Package

Name
incus
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/incus?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*
0.4-1ubuntu1
0.5.1-1
0.5.1-3
0.6-1
6.*
6.0.0-1
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.2
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-lxc-incus-dev",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-agent",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-client",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-migrate",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "incus-tools",
            "binary_version": "6.0.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40251.json"