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CVE-2026-8936 (GCVE-0-2026-8936)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-02 21:09 – Updated: 2026-06-03 14:08
VLAI
Title
Unbounded recursion in grpcfuse kernel module allows container to crash Docker Desktop VM
Summary
Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-03 13:53 UTC
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Docker Docker Desktop Affected: 4.33.0 , < 4.76.0 (semver)
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