RHSA-2026:43122
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-22 01:01 - Updated: 2026-09-21 11:01A flaw was found in BuildKit. An untrusted user, when authoring a build on a Windows Container on Windows (WCOW) configured BuildKit daemon, can exploit a vulnerability in the cache mount source selector. This flaw allows the user to read arbitrary files from the host system, leading to information disclosure.
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:buildah-0:1.44.0-3.2.hum1@aarch64 | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:buildah-0:1.44.0-3.2.hum1@src | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
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| Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:buildah-0:1.44.0-3.2.hum1@x86_64 | — |
Vendor Fix
fix
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A flaw was found in BuildKit. A malicious BuildKit client or frontend can craft a specially designed request, leading to the BuildKit daemon crashing. This vulnerability results in a denial of service (DoS), making the BuildKit service unavailable.
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