CVE-2026-16254

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductRed Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
PublishedJul 20, 2026
First seenJul 20, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4No range specified—
Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3No range specified—

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