Robur Albatross up to 2.7.1 Console infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Robur Albatross up to 2.7.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Console. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-96609. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Robur Albatross up to 2.7.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Robur Albatross 1.0.0 through 2.x before 2.7.2 does not limit use of the ring buffer, leading to an albatross-console loop with no recognized termination condition. This is only exploitable by users who can send console subscription commands to unikernels that produce sufficient log output to fill the ring buffer (1024 lines). It is not exploitable by unauthorized clients.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-96609 since 09/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Albatross 2.7.2

Timelineinfo

09/23/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/23/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-96609 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-96609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408983

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2026 16:47
Changes: 09/23/2026 16:47 (67)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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