CVE-2026-114236
Podman: goroutine/file-descriptor leak in storage/pkg/archive.applylayer and applyuncompressedlayer on malformed layers
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 1st percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
What it is
From the CVE record
storage/pkg/archive.ApplyLayer and ApplyUncompressedLayer may, when processing corrupt or malicious inputs, leak a file descriptor; unbounded repeated calls can exhaust the process’ file descriptor limit
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 1st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 1 day, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, record updated
Affected products
- Confidential Compute AttestationOperating Systems / linux-distro
- DPU kit for NVIDIAOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Exploit IntelligenceOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Multicluster Engine for KubernetesCloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- NVIDIA JetPack 6 for RHELOperating Systems / linux-distro
- OpenShift LightspeedCloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- OpenShift Source-to-Image (S2I)Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Scored 3.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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