CVE-2026-79699
Medium
Description
A flaw was found in the containers/storage library. A crafted tar archive containing a malicious whiteout header (e.g. victim/.wh.) can cause the extraction destination directory to be replaced with an arbitrary file when processed by storage/pkg/archive.UnpackLayer, ApplyLayer, or ApplyUncompressedLayer.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
PublishedSep 15, 2026
First seenSep 15, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3 | No range specified | — |
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