CVE-2026-24054 (GCVE-0-2026-24054)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-29 17:16 – Updated: 2026-01-29 21:24
VLAI?
Title
Kata Containers Runtime: Host block device can be hotplugged to the VM if the container image is malformed or contains no layers
Summary
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In versions prior to 3.26.0, when a container image is malformed or contains no layers, containerd falls back to bind-mounting an empty snapshotter directory for the container rootfs. When the Kata runtime attempts to mount the container rootfs, the bind mount causes the rootfs to be detected as a block device, leading to the underlying device being hotplugged to the guest. This can cause filesystem-level errors on the host due to double inode allocation, and may lead to the host's block device being mounted as read-only. Version 3.26.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
< 3.26.0
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Nomenclature
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