DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40197
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. In versions before 7.0.0, missing validation logic in the storage volume import logic allows an authenticated user with access to the storage volume feature to cause the Incus daemon to crash. The custom volume backup import subsystem contains a nil-pointer dereference vulnerability during import operations. In the snapshot import loop, the daemon iterates over entries from `srcBackup.Config.VolumeSnapshots` and assumes that each slice element is initialized, then dereferences fields such as `Name`, `Config`, `Description`, `CreatedAt`, and `ExpiresAt` without first validating the element itself. Because the yaml unmarshaler accepts explicit null array elements from an attacker-controlled index.yaml and converts them into nil pointers inside the slice, an attacker can supply a backup archive containing a null entry in the volume_snapshots array. This causes a nil-pointer dereference during custom volume import and terminates the daemon, resulting in denial of service on the affected node. Repeated use of this issue can be used to keep Incus offline, causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 7.0.0.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40197
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40197
incus
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 6.0.4-2
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u1~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u2~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u3~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u4~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u5Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u5~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u6Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u6~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions6.0.4-2+deb13u7~bpo12+1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 6.0.4-2+deb13u7
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
incus
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 6.0.4-2
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.4-3Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-2Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-3Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-4Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-5Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-6Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-7Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.5-8Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.6-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.6-2Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.0.6-3Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.14.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.15.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.16.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.17.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.20.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.21.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.22.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions6.23.0-1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions7.0.0-1~bpo13+1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- 7.0.0-1
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
lxd
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-4Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-5Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-6Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-7Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-8Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u4Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u5Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-5+deb12u6Source reference:
/affected/2/versions5.0.2-6Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
lxd
Source reference: /affected/3/package/name
- Affected versions
- 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9
Source reference:
/affected/3/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u1Source reference:
/affected/3/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u2Source reference:
/affected/3/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u3Source reference:
/affected/3/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u4Source reference:
/affected/3/versions5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u5Source reference:
/affected/3/versions - Fixed versions
- 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u6
Source reference:
/affected/3/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
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