FKIE_CVE-2026-16254
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-20 12:17 - Updated: 2026-07-21 18:31
Severity
Summary
A flaw was found in claircore's apk package scanner. Malformed package-database data in a container layer can cause an out-of-bounds access that panics the scanner. If that panic is not recovered, the Clair indexer process can crash, leading to a denial of service.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"lastModified": "2026-07-21T18:31:51.680",
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"timestamp": "2026-07-20T13:03:09.955129Z",
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"published": "2026-07-20T12:17:56.373",
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]
}
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