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CVE-2026-16254
Published:July 20, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
A flaw was found in claircore's apk package scanner. Malformed package-database data in a container layer can cause an out-of-bounds access that panics the scanner. If that panic is not recovered, the Clair indexer process can crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/quay/claircore.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.5.18 <v1.5.54
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.5.54
github.com/quay/claircore (GO):
Affected version(s) >=v1.5.18 <v1.5.54
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.5.54
Related Resources (2)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16254
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502701
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-125
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27