CVE-2026-48754

NameCVE-2026-48754
DescriptionIncus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, `(*backend).createDependentVolumesFromBackup` in `internal/server/storage/backend.go` contains a cluster of unguarded pointer derefs on every dependent-volume entry's `VolumeSnapshots[i]`, `Volume`, and `Pool` sub-fields. An authenticated user with `can_create_instances` permission on any project can crash the `incusd` daemon by uploading an instance backup tarball whose `dependent_volumes[*]` block contains a nil snapshot pointer (or omits `volume:` / `pool:`). This is a sibling-field variant of the 2026-05-04 batch fix `d768f81c0a1d985f35ae56219519822b080bf5e3` ("Properly check dependent volumes on import"). That commit added `if disk == nil` at the top of the outer loop, but did not guard the four sub-pointer fields the loop body dereferences naked. Version 7.1.0 contains an updated patch.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
incus (PTS)trixie6.0.4-2+deb13u8fixed
trixie (security)6.0.4-2+deb13u9fixed
forky, sid7.0.1-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
incussourcetrixie(not affected)
incussource(unstable)7.0.0-2

Notes

[trixie] - incus <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/lxc/incus/pull/3425
https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-4xg6-52mh-fpw8

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