CVE-2026-114236

Podman: goroutine/file-descriptor leak in storage/pkg/archive.applylayer and applyuncompressedlayer on malformed layers

Published Oct 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:5
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_lightspeed:2
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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
Title Podman: goroutine/file-descriptor leak in storage/pkg/archive.applylayer and applyuncompressedlayer on malformed layers
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat advanced Cluster Security
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat certifications
Redhat confidential Compute Attestation
Redhat dpu Kit
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat exploit Intelligence
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat jetpack
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Redhat openshift Lightspeed
Redhat openstack
Redhat podman Desktop
Redhat quay
Redhat rhdh
Redhat source To Image
Weaknesses CWE-772
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
cpe:/a:redhat:certifications:9
cpe:/a:redhat:confidential_compute_attestation:1
cpe:/a:redhat:dpu_kit:4
cpe:/a:redhat:exploit_intelligence:0
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:jetpack:6
cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_lightspeed:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0
cpe:/a:redhat:podman_desktop:1
cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3
cpe:/a:redhat:rhdh:1
cpe:/a:redhat:source_to_image:1
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat advanced Cluster Security
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat certifications
Redhat confidential Compute Attestation
Redhat dpu Kit
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat exploit Intelligence
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat jetpack
Redhat multicluster Engine
Redhat openshift
Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat openshift Devspaces
Redhat openshift Lightspeed
Redhat openstack
Redhat podman Desktop
Redhat quay
Redhat rhdh
Redhat source To Image
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}