| Name | CVE-2026-48755 |
| Description | Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, improper validation of user-provided backup compression algorithm leads to argument injection in the constructed command line. This leads to an arbitrary file write on the host, possibly leading to arbitrary command execution. Version 7.1.0 patches the issue. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-6370-1, DSA-6373-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| incus (PTS) | trixie | 6.0.4-2+deb13u8 | fixed |
| trixie (security) | 6.0.4-2+deb13u9 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 7.0.1-2 | fixed | |
| lxd (PTS) | bookworm, bookworm (security) | 5.0.2-5+deb12u6 | vulnerable |
| trixie (security), trixie | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incus | source | trixie | 6.0.4-2+deb13u8 | DSA-6370-1 | ||
| incus | source | (unstable) | 7.0.0-5 | |||
| lxd | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| lxd | source | trixie | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u7 | DSA-6373-1 | ||
| lxd | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
[bookworm] - lxd <end-of-life> (EOL in bookworm LTS)
https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-v6mj-8pf4-hhw4
https://github.com/lxc/incus/commit/873a032a461df6b09b7586435b592873863a4e88 (v7.2.0)
https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/18597