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When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty pa...

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Security vulnerability affects the containerd package. When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty packets without making progress.

Products
containerd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.1.3-r3
CVEs
CVE-2026-39834
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty pa...

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2026, 19:48 UTC

Security vulnerability affects the containerd package. When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty packets without making progress.

osv:CLEANSTART-2026-UG93832

containerd

Fixed versions: 2.1.3-r3

Complete source record
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  "id": "60b8bf6016d52d31af1d423480ad49c97a88e51aaf6db79caf49794372c20408",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2026-UG93832",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty pa...",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the containerd package. When writing data larger than 4GB in a single Write call on an SSH channel, an integer overflow in the internal payload size calculation caused the write loop to spin indefinitely, sending empty packets without making progress.",
    "evidence": "osv:CLEANSTART-2026-UG93832",
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CLEANSTART-2026-UG93832",
      "aliases": [
        "CLEANSTART-2026-UG93832"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          ],
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            "purl": "pkg:apk/cleanstart/containerd",
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          },
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          }
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      ],
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      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 103460,
  "published_at": "2026-09-30T19:48:01.534+00:00"
}