CVE-2026-40197

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  "id": "CVE-2026-40197",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-06T21:16:00.930",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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      "value": "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."
    },
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      "value": "Incus es un gestor de contenedores de sistema y máquinas virtuales. En versiones anteriores a la 7.0.0, la lógica de validación faltante en la lógica de importación de volúmenes de almacenamiento permite a un usuario autenticado con acceso a la característica de volumen de almacenamiento provocar que el demonio de Incus falle. El subsistema de importación de copias de seguridad de volúmenes personalizados contiene una vulnerabilidad de desreferencia de puntero nulo durante las operaciones de importación. En el bucle de importación de instantáneas, el demonio itera sobre las entradas de “srcBackup.Config.VolumeSnapshots” y asume que cada elemento de la porción está inicializado, luego desreferencia campos como “Name”, “Config”, “Description”, “CreatedAt” y “ExpiresAt” sin validar primero el elemento en sí. Debido a que el desmarshalizador de yaml acepta elementos de matriz nulos explícitos de un index.yaml controlado por el atacante y los convierte en punteros nulos dentro de la porción, un atacante puede proporcionar un archivo de copia de seguridad que contenga una entrada nula en la matriz volume_snapshots. Esto provoca una desreferencia de puntero nulo durante la importación de volúmenes personalizados y termina el demonio, lo que resulta en una denegación de servicio en el nodo afectado. El uso repetido de este problema puede utilizarse para mantener Incus fuera de línea, causando una denegación de servicio. Este problema está solucionado en la versión 7.0.0."
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