CVE-2026-61801

Public on 2026-10-08
Modified on 2026-10-13
Description
The `github.com/moby/sys/user` package provides Go utilities for parsing and looking up entries in Unix-style user and group database files. Versions before 0.4.1 do not sufficiently limit entries when parsing `/etc/passwd`- or `/etc/group`-style files, allowing an attacker who can supply a specially crafted file to cause excessive memory consumption and potentially terminate the affected process due to an out-of-memory condition. This issue is patched in version 0.4.1. As a workaround, avoid parsing attacker-controlled user or group database files, or validate and limit untrusted input before parsing it.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 buildah Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview buildah Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview containerd Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 docker Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview docker Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview ecs-init Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core nerdctl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 nerdctl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview nerdctl Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Extra runc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra runc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Ecs Extra runc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 runc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview runc Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview runfinch-finch Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 skopeo Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview skopeo Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Docker Extra soci-snapshotter Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 soci-snapshotter Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview soci-snapshotter Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H