CVE-2026-16487

Public on 2026-10-19
Modified on 2026-10-20
Description
A flaw was found in bootc when operating with the default containers signature policy. Automatic or manual upgrades of a mutable image tag may apply unsigned content for registries that fall through to insecureAcceptAnything, allowing an attacker who can update that tag to execute arbitrary OS content as the host root filesystem on reboot.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 aardvark-dns Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview aardvark-dns Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 containers-common Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview containers-common Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 netavark Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview netavark Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H