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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-77176 EUVD-2026-63432

Kata-containers: insufficient validation of createcontainer mount and storage rules in genpolicy

Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 31, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Kata Containers. In configurations utilizing genpolicy for Confidential Containers guest protection, a malicious host operator can exploit insufficient validation of CreateContainer mount and storage rules. This allows them to mount arbitrary container-rootfs paths over sensitive host locations or provision arbitrary content, potentially exposing confidential information or enabling the acceptance of attacker-controlled input.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 — —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kata-containers 3.32.0.kata0-5 —
Azure Linux 3 kata-containers-preview No fix yet —

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