lxc incus up to 6.x Backup File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in lxc incus up to 6.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Backup File Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-41647. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lxc incus up to 6.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Backup File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.0.0, a missing error handling could lead an authenticated Incus user to cause a daemon crash through the import of a truncated storage bucket backup file. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.0.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-41647 since 04/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: incus 7.0.0

Timelineinfo

04/22/2026 CVE reserved
05/07/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-fwj8-62r8-8p8m
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41647 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361868

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2026 16:58
Changes: 05/07/2026 16:58 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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