CVE-2026-48755

NameCVE-2026-48755
DescriptionIncus 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.
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-6370-1, DSA-6373-1

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, sid7.0.1-2fixed
lxd (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)5.0.2-5+deb12u6vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u7fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
incussourcetrixie6.0.4-2+deb13u8DSA-6370-1
incussource(unstable)7.0.0-5
lxdsourcebookworm(unfixed)end-of-life
lxdsourcetrixie5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u7DSA-6373-1
lxdsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[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

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