CVE-2026-40197

NameCVE-2026-40197
DescriptionIncus is a system container and virtual machine manager. In versions before 7.0.0, missing validation logic in the storage volume import logic allows an authenticated user with access to the storage volume feature to cause the Incus daemon to crash. The custom volume backup import subsystem contains a nil-pointer dereference vulnerability during import operations. In the snapshot import loop, the daemon iterates over entries from `srcBackup.Config.VolumeSnapshots` and assumes that each slice element is initialized, then dereferences fields such as `Name`, `Config`, `Description`, `CreatedAt`, and `ExpiresAt` without first validating the element itself. Because the yaml unmarshaler accepts explicit null array elements from an attacker-controlled index.yaml and converts them into nil pointers inside the slice, an attacker can supply a backup archive containing a null entry in the volume_snapshots array. This causes a nil-pointer dereference during custom volume import and terminates the daemon, resulting in denial of service on the affected node. Repeated use of this issue can be used to keep Incus offline, causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 7.0.0.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-6244-1, DSA-6247-1
Debian Bugs1135644

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
incus (PTS)trixie (security), trixie6.0.4-2+deb13u7fixed
forky, sid7.0.0-1fixed
lxd (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)5.0.2-5+deb12u6fixed
trixie (security), trixie5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
incussourcetrixie6.0.4-2+deb13u7DSA-6244-1
incussource(unstable)7.0.0-11135644
lxdsourcebookworm5.0.2-5+deb12u6DSA-6247-1
lxdsourcetrixie5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u6DSA-6247-1
lxdsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-r7w7-mmxr-47r9
https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/3273

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